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Commission grants relief to paint full rear wall mural at 648 Monmouth; commissioner recused
Summary
The commission approved an exception to a newly adopted 50% wall-area limit to allow a full-size mural on the rear facade of 648 Monmouth, finding building configuration and existing paint on the wall would compromise the mural’s integrity if limited.
The Newport Historic Preservation Commission on Oct. 15 granted relief from the local 50% maximum wall-area standard to allow a full-size mural on the rear facade of 648 Monmouth Street, citing the building’s architectural layout and the painted condition of the wall.
Staff told the commission the property is an approximately 1885 two-story brick commercial building at the northwest corner of Seventh and Monmouth; its rear facade has already been painted. The city’s recently adopted mural ordinance (Chapter 103) requires review when a proposed…
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