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Commission approves demolition of carriage house, replacement ADU at 127 Fair Street with conditions
Summary
The commission found the demolition and replacement plan compatible with the Fair Street Historic District, granted a certificate of appropriateness for a new 1,000-square-foot accessory dwelling unit, and required specific materials, window types, fence treatment and final specifications to be submitted to staff.
The Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission on Jan. 9 approved a certificate of appropriateness for demolition of an existing carriage house and construction of a new accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 127 Fair Street in the Fair Street Historic District, subject to materials, fenestration and specification conditions.
After declaring the action a Type II under SEQR (motion moved by Commissioner Nettie Murano and seconded by Robert Tommy, unanimous), the commission adopted findings that the existing accessory structure could not be adaptively reused as an ADU and that replacement construction was appropriate for the site as drawn from the existing accessory structure.
The motion adopting the finding and…
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