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Commission approves two COAs after Romero House removes three windows for ADA restroom
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved two certificates of appropriateness for alterations at 702 Clark Avenue (the Romero House) after the property removed three window openings to construct an ADA-accessible restroom; commissioners debated precedent, timing and visibility before voting to approve both COAs.
The Historic Preservation Commission approved two certificates of appropriateness to allow removal and siding-over of three window openings at 702 Clark Avenue, the Romero House, after hearing staff reports, testimony from the facility director and extended commissioner discussion.
The action matters because the Romero House is in the Old Town Historic District and the commission must weigh preservation design guidelines against the building code and ADA requirements that the applicant cited as the reason for altering window openings.
Staff member Ray explained the referrals to the commission: “There's actually 2 requests for certificate of appropriateness. 1 for the removal of 2 double hung windows on the backside of the house, and replaced with siding… In this case, staff was alerted to this change, and we contacted the property owner. And, we could not approve it as staff the way it was done. So, we are forwarded onto the…
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