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Alpharetta HPC asks staff to study tougher penalties after developers altered historic properties
Summary
Commissioners discussed recent cases where developers removed historic features without prior city notification, learned the existing fine range is $2.50 to $1,000 per violation, and asked staff to research possible legislative changes to increase deterrents and return with recommendations.
Alpharetta — The Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission on April 17 directed staff to research whether fines and enforcement tools for violations of the Historic Preservation Incentive Ordinance should be increased, following discussion of recent renovation work that deviated from approved plans.
Context and incident examples Commissioners raised multiple examples in downtown Alpharetta where developers altered historic elements during renovation. Staff described one instance at a brick historic house (referred to in the meeting as the Morris house) in which a portico was deconstructed after staff was not contacted; the developer said rot or structural instability required immediate action and saved…
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