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Architectural review board discusses replacement sidelights at 809 Line St. NE; no formal vote recorded
Summary
At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Decatur Architectural Review Board heard discussion of a certificate of appropriateness application for 809 Line Street Northeast, a house owned by Karen Thomas, concerning replacement of deteriorated sidelights at a side entry.
At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Decatur Architectural Review Board heard discussion of a certificate of appropriateness application for 809 Line Street Northeast, a house owned by Karen Thomas, concerning replacement of deteriorated sidelights at a side entry.
Staff described the condition and the search for an appropriate match, saying the applicant "tried" to find a contractor and a matching unit and that staff had provided contacts. The staff also said the proposed replacement is a contemporary manufactured unit that closely matches the existing opening but is not identical to the original sidelights.
The applicant’s house and the porch entry were described as noncharacter-defining for the building’s front elevation because the entry is on the side; staff noted the replacement would be visible from the porch approach but that the proposed unit was the closest available match. Board members asked whether the replacement would arrive as a single assembled unit or as three separate pieces and discussed trim and fitting details. Staff said the replacement comes as a three-piece unit assembled for installation.
No formal motion or final vote on the 809 Line Street NE application is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided. The record shows discussion and questions from board members but does not include a mover, second, or vote related to this specific COA in the supplied transcript.
The board’s staff reiterated standard permitting procedure for historic-district projects: a certificate of appropriateness (COA) must be issued before a building permit is obtained; staff told the board that COAs are generally emailed to applicants and the building department about one week after a hearing and that denied COAs are mailed to the property owner by certified mail to the address on file with the county revenue commissioner's office.
The board did not take a formal final action on the 809 Line Street NE COA within the portion of the transcript provided.
