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Owner appeals COA denial for window replacements at 1425 E. Harvard; dispute centers on repair vs. wholesale replacement
Summary
An appeal addressed the city’s denial of a certificate-of-appropriateness application to replace multiple street-facing windows at a 1927 house on East Harvard, focusing on whether the windows can be repaired or must be replaced.
An appeal hearing addressed Salt Lake City planning staff’s denial of a certificate-of-appropriateness application to replace multiple street-facing windows at 1425 East Harvard Avenue. The applicant, contractor Nathan Marsala acting for the homeowners, argued that several original steel-frame windows are warped, corroded and nonfunctional and therefore require replacement. City staff and neighborhood commenters said the application was incomplete because it requests wholesale replacement without per-window evidence showing that repair is infeasible. Hearing Officer Aaron McKnight took the matter under advisement and said he would issue a written decision within 10 days.
Marsala told the officer that some windows have warped sashes and gaps that admit drafts,…
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