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Council approves design adjustment to use cement-fiber siding on city services center after planning commission rejection
Summary
The council overturned a planning-commission denial and approved a design adjustment allowing fiber-cement siding (Hardie board) for the city services center façade, citing cost, durability and the city’s inability to meet form-based-code material requirements within project budget.
The Moline City Council on July 22 approved a design adjustment appeal allowing fiber-cement (Hardie) siding on the city services center’s street-facing facades after the Planning Commission rejected the same request in a narrow vote.
City staff explained the project’s background: a scope that began as interior work expanded into exterior repairs after crews discovered long-term moisture damage under existing wood siding. Staff said matching the building’s historic brick or block facades would be costly, could…
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