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Historic board approves demolition of termite-damaged house at 109 Avenue D
Summary
The Fort Pierce Historic Preservation and Emergency Board voted to approve Certificate of Appropriateness PZCOA2025-00024, allowing demolition of a structurally unsafe, termite-damaged two-story house at 109 Avenue D; the owner plans two new single-family homes and must return with construction plans.
The Fort Pierce Historic Preservation and Emergency Board on Aug. 25 approved a certificate of appropriateness allowing demolition of a two-story wooden-frame house at 109 Avenue D (PZCOA2025-00024), citing extensive termite and structural damage and a staff finding that renovation would not retain the building’s historic character.
Dennis Gilmore, the city’s historic preservation planner, told the board the parcel (Parcel ID 2403-705-01007-0007) contains a roughly 0.2-acre lot and a 2-story gable‑roof house built in the 1920s that staff found unsafe and heavily deteriorated. "The building is heavily damaged by termites and left to deteriorate for an extended period of time," Gilmore said, summarizing the staff report and recommending approval of the demolition.
The recommendation rested on the board’s…
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