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Residents, council question HARB approval after historic stone retaining wall removed without permit
Summary
Councilmembers and residents pressed to delay approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness after photos showed a historic stone retaining wall removed before HARB review. Council asked staff to get Lancaster consultant input and consider returning the application to HARB.
Columbia Borough Council and members of the public on July 15 raised concerns after the Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB) recommended approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for a house on North Third Street despite what residents say was the removal of an original stone retaining wall before HARB review.
Council reviewed the COA for 149 North Third Street and a separate COA for 440 Chestnut Street. The 149 North Third application proposes porch repairs and removal of a front-yard retaining wall; HARB recommended approval with no conditions. Several residents and council members said photographs show the stone wall was removed before…
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