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Board grants variance for existing air‑conditioning condensers at 1620 Pennsylvania Avenue, citing courtyard preservation
Summary
The board voted to allow nonconforming air‑conditioning units to remain in narrow side yards at a Flamingo Park courtyard building after staff found moving them into the courtyard would damage character‑defining features; the decision followed a finding of practical difficulty due to existing nonconforming setbacks.
The Historic Preservation Board approved a variance on March 14 allowing existing air‑conditioning condensers to remain in the narrow side yards of 1620 Pennsylvania Avenue, a contributing courtyard building in the Flamingo Park Historic District.
Debbie (planning staff) told the board that staff visited the site and concluded the courtyard is the building’s most significant character‑defining feature and moving…
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