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Historic board approves second storefront door at 516 Flores Ave. over staff objection
Summary
The Laredo Historic District Landmark Board voted to allow a new metal door on the front facade at 516 Flores Avenue, a change staff said would harm the building’s historic storefront character; the board approved the door 2-1 after hearing the applicant and staff and noting fire- and building-code requirements.
The Laredo Historic District Landmark Board voted to approve a new metal door on the front facade of 516 Flores Avenue, awarding approval for a second opening that staff had recommended denying.
The vote came after a public hearing in which the applicant said the second-floor space will be converted to apartments and that “for apartments over 4, we need two exits,” and after staff presented the board with the Laredo Land Development Code, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and the City of Laredo historic urban guidelines, which staff said counseled against cutting new openings on character-defining elevations.
Staff recommended denial, saying the proposed storefront door would “diminish the historic character of the building” and does not conform to the Secretary of the Interior…
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