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Board continues review of unpermitted addition at 115 Penmoken Park after lengthy discussion; applicant told to return with revised plans

2727567 · March 21, 2025
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Summary

The board continued review of a completed, unpermitted rear addition and enclosed porch at 115 Penmoken Park to the April meeting and advised the owner to work with a designer to develop alternatives that reduce the long unbroken rear wall and better meet preservation guidelines.

The board continued a contentious application for 115 Penmoken Park after staff found the owners constructed rear addition and enclosed porch do not meet the Historic Preservation Design Guidelines.

Staff reported that the addition and enclosed porch were built without permits between Christmas and New Year's and that the long, unbroken 64-foot rear wall and flush roofline conflict with guideline language which recommends that additions "step in a minimum of 12 inches" and avoid a continuous roof line so the original roof…

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