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Florence City Design Review Board issues four certificates of appropriateness for demolitions and storefront and site work
Summary
The Florence City Design Review Board approved four certificates of appropriateness for two demolitions, a serving-window alteration at a downtown restaurant and a landscaping and exterior refresh at a bank; the board noted police or code enforcement involvement may be needed to remove a squatter at one residential property.
The Florence City Design Review Board approved four certificates of appropriateness for demolition and alteration projects during a meeting that concluded with the board scheduling its next session for Sept. 10 at 2 p.m.
Board members approved demolition of a deteriorated 1930 house at 315 Covington Street and a commercial building at 262 West Chavez Street, approved a serving-window alteration at Crew Wine and Tap at 122 West Evans Street (with the certificate to include a possible matching window on the building’s other opening), and approved exterior, landscaping and parking-lot upgrades for First Citizens Bank at 276 South Irby Street.
The approvals move each project past design-review review; several approvals followed staff presentations that noted either a lack of historic significance or that the projects meet the city’s Unified Development Ordinance standards.
Staff told the board the house at 315 Covington Street…
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