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Historic Preservation Commission approves design review for 16 Union Plaza to add windows and fire-escape platforms
Summary
The Bangor Historic Preservation Commission voted March 13, 2025, to approve a design review and certificate of appropriateness for 16 Union Plaza (Map Lot 042-266), allowing the replacement and addition of windows and the installation of exterior fire-escape platforms to meet egress requirements.
The Bangor Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously March 13 to approve a design review and certificate of appropriateness for 16 Union Plaza (Map Lot 042-266) in the Bangor Center Revitalization Area, allowing the owner to replace existing windows, add two new windows and install exterior fire-escape platforms to meet egress requirements.
The decision matters because the work affects a building inside the Bangor Center Revitalization Area and therefore must meet the design standards in city ordinance 71-11 as applied by the commission. The applicant said the changes are intended to bring the third-floor unit into compliance with fire code and to allow future interior changes tied to a phased sprinkling project.
Mark Wheaton, identified in the meeting as the applicant…
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