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Property owners ask Decatur historic panel for exception to allow brick wall at 210 Vine Street
Summary
Owners of a home at 210 Vine Street asked the Decatur City historic-design commission for an exception to allow a brick wall visible from the street; commissioners said the commission must follow the 2023 district guidelines, which discourage stone, brick or concrete bases visible from the street.
Property owners of 210 Vine Street asked the Decatur City historic-design commission for an exception to the commission’s guidelines so they can replace a deteriorating wooden fence with a brick wall visible from the street.
The request was made during the commission’s meeting discussion of fence materials in the historic districts. The property owners said they have owned the house since February 2001, removed a house on the rear lot in 2012 and have installed and replaced fences over the years. “We want to put a brick wall. We can afford to build a brick wall,” the property owner said, arguing brick walls exist throughout the neighborhood and are durable.
Commission members and staff replied that the district’s design guidelines, rewritten…
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