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Historic Preservation board recommends approval for multiple certificates of appropriateness
Summary
The Punta Gorda Historic Preservation Advisory Board recommended approval of several certificates of appropriateness for alterations at local historic properties and logged one administrative review. Board members voted unanimously on the items presented by staff.
The Punta Gorda City Historic Preservation Advisory Board on an April meeting recommended approval of multiple certificates of appropriateness for alterations to locally listed historic properties and recorded an administrative notice for an interior-door replacement.
Staff presented six items requiring formal action or review. Zach Flores, urban design manager, summarized the first application (CA-11-2025), saying the proposal at 431 East Henry Street would add a bedroom, an office and a bathroom to a single-family home constructed in 1950 and listed on the local register of historic places. Flores told the board that staff had reviewed the application and determined it met the standards of review and therefore recommended the board recommend approval to the zoning official.
Board members moved and seconded the recommendation; the chair called for the question and recorded a voice vote in favor. The board used the same process for successive items. Staff recommended approval of a sign package for a commercial building at 105 West Marion Avenue (CA-12-2025), replacement of several windows and doors at 115 Gill Street (CA-13-2025), replacement of an exterior door visible from the street at 359 Gill Street (CA-15-2025) and replacement of two windows at 402 West Grace Street (CA-17-2025). For each of those items staff said the proposed work was consistent with the character of the building and met the standards of review; the board recommended approval in each case.
One item, CA-14-2025 (replacement of three interior doors at 359 Gill Street), was presented as information only. Danielle Berhouse, senior project manager in urban design, explained that, per the code, the item may be reviewed and approved administratively by the zoning official and that no action was required by the board; staff recommended the zoning official approve the administrative certificate of appropriateness for the exterior door that appears on that application.
Board discussion included one question about documentation for a windows-and-doors replacement application. A member asked why the submission did not include specifications or photos of the replacement windows and doors; Rachel Berry, zoning official, said the request appeared to have been submitted after the doors and windows were already replaced and that the materials shown in the packet reflected the completed work.
The board recorded the approvals by voice vote; minutes will reflect the board's recommendations to the zoning official and the administrative review noted for CA-14-2025. No motions failed, and staff will forward the board's recommendations to the zoning official for final action.
