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Commission overturns historic board denial, approves modular single‑family home for workforce housing lot
Summary
The City Commission overturned a historic‑board denial and approved a certificate of appropriateness May 27 for a modular single‑family house at 816 Third Street, a CRA‑owned lot set aside for workforce housing.
The City Commission on May 27 granted a certificate of appropriateness for a modular single‑family residence at 816 Third Street, reversing the Historic Preservation Board’s denial and allowing the Community Redevelopment Agency’s workforce housing project to proceed.
Lamont Humber of the Cygnet Foundation, the applicant’s representative, said the parcel had been vacant and neglected for more than 20 years and that the CRA selected Cygnet through an RFP to develop a workforce home. Humber said the site contained no historic fabric and argued Standards 9 and 10 of the Secretary…
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