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HARB approves partial demolition and elevation plan at 39 East Park Avenue to raise house out of floodplain
Summary
HARB approved a partial demolition and elevation plan for a 1945 house in the Fullerwood Park Historic District so the owner can elevate the structure out of the floodplain; board recommended cable railing and allowed up to 10 feet finished‑floor elevation.
The Historic Architecture Review Board on Sept. 18 voted to approve a partial demolition and elevation plan for 39 East Park Avenue (application HP2025‑0058), allowing the applicant to raise the wood‑frame, vernacular residence out of the floodplain by replacing the existing block foundation with a new masonry first floor.
Staff described the house as a contributing resource to the Fullerwood Park Residential National Register Historic District and said the structure’s current finished floor elevation (FFE) is between about 6.79 and 6.92 feet; the city’s required FFE for new or substantially improved…
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