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Commission approves modified landscaping plan for 4500 Hastings Drive; requires 50% living ground cover
Summary
The Historic Landmark Commission approved a certificate-of-appropriateness application for 4500 Hastings Drive with a requirement that the front yard and parkways maintain 50% living ground cover and that new landscaping plans be submitted to the Historic Preservation Office.
The Historic Landmark Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for landscaping at 4500 Hastings Drive in the Austin Terrace Historic District, with modifications requiring that the front yard and each parkway maintain at least 50% living ground cover and that new landscaping plans be submitted to the Historic Preservation Office.
Commission staff described the proposal as including paving the parkways, installing artificial turf, and adding a metal fence and gate to allow homeowners to enter and park two cars inside the property. Staff said the proposal would remove existing landscaping and replace a rock wall with a wrought-iron fence in a roughly 28-foot section to allow visibility when backing out.…
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