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HRC defers Ninth & Delaware redevelopment after finding it exceeds 3‑story/40‑foot design limit; applicant to consider text amendment for LIHTC application
Summary
The HRC deferred review of a four‑story development proposal at Ninth and Delaware because it exceeds the Eighth & Penn design guideline limit of three stories/40 feet; staff urged the applicant to consider a redesign or text amendment.
The Historic Resources Commission voted to defer action on a proposed multi‑story project at Ninth and Delaware Streets (case HRC2050004) after staff identified a clear conflict with the Eighth & Penn design guidelines’ dimensional standard that limits Zone 1 buildings to three stories and 40 feet above grade.
Lynn Braddock Zollner, Historic Resources Administrator, told the commission that the subject proposal is a four‑story building (approximately 51 feet) and therefore does not meet the guideline’s “shall” requirement; the HRC cannot approve a project that exceeds that mandatory height limit. The applicant is pursuing Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to finance part of the…
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