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Commission approves variance after pitched roof installed at 1301 W. Fifth Ave.; commissioners criticize timing
Summary
Plan commissioners approved a variance allowing a flat roof replaced with a pitched roof at 1301 West Fifth Avenue after the work had already been completed; commissioners voiced disappointment that work proceeded before approvals but agreed pitched roofs are appropriate for local climate.
Plan commissioners approved a residential design standards variance for 1301 West Fifth Avenue on July 15, permitting the replacement of an original flat roof with a pitched roof that increased the building’s ridgeline height.
Staff told the commission the corner lot is about 8,375 square feet with a 1,120‑square‑foot single‑story house built in 1960. The…
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