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Council backs draft demolition-review permit to protect downtown buildings
Summary
Citing risks to shared walls and the historic Main Street streetscape, the council voted to develop a downtown demolition-review permit program to "pump the brakes" when property owners propose demolition, giving the city time to explore preservation options and neighbor protections.
Councilmembers voted to direct staff to prepare a draft demolition-review permit program for downtown Marysville after committee members and preservation advocates warned that unregulated demolition can create cascades of structural failures on Main Street.
Rory Clark, speaking for the 1 Marysville committee, said the city currently has no review mechanism that would allow staff or council to pause…
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