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Board approves relocation and variances for 2 North Dixie Boulevard with conditions on rooftop transoms
Summary
After lengthy public comment and debate, the Historic Preservation Board approved a plan to relocate a 1937 house on its lot at 2 North Dixie Boulevard and allow variances for reduced setbacks; the approval includes a condition to reduce or eliminate transom windows on the north elevation.
The Historic Preservation Board narrowly approved on May 7 a certificate of appropriateness and variances for 2 North Dixie Boulevard that would relocate a 1937 contributing residence on its lot, remove later‑added elements, and add a single‑story expansion and two‑car garage. Approval included a board condition that transom windows in the new addition be reduced in height by half or eliminated.
Why it matters: the project involves moving a contributing historic resource on its site and seeks setback variances. The board debated whether the relocation and the scale of the proposed addition would harm the building’s historic setting and the district’s story of how streets were originally laid out.
Project and staff findings:…
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