Planning commission approves vinyl siding that replicates fish‑scale profile at 203½ South Mulberry Street

The Troy Planning Commission on Oct. 22 approved a certificate of appropriateness for exterior repairs at 203½ South Mulberry Street that allows replacement of deteriorated boards with a vinyl siding designed to replicate the building's round‑end (fish‑scale) wood siding. The commission voted to approve after staff said the applicant revised its proposal to match staff recommendations.

Staff told the commission that planning staff had denied an earlier proposal on July 9 because it would have replaced the round‑end wood siding with traditional horizontal vinyl siding. At this meeting staff said the owner now proposes a vinyl product that “will replicate the round end wood siding or fish scaled siding on the upper floors of the structure.” The proposed color was described as Pacific blue. Staff recommended approval, citing compliance with design manual section 2.1(c).

Commission discussion was brief. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the roll‑call vote recorded Yes from Commissioners Wolke, Westmeyer and Titterington, the Mayor and Commissioner Emerick. The motion passed. The transcript does not identify the motion mover and seconder by name in the meeting record.

No additional conditions, permit numbers or implementation dates were specified during the hearing. The application had earlier been denied in July for using a different siding profile; the current approval rests on the applicant's agreement to use a vinyl profile that reproduces the historic shaping and the staff recommendation to permit that material under the cited design manual standard.