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Historic board denies dark crimson on Phoebe’s unit, asks owner to submit full‑building application
Summary
After extended debate about compatibility with the La Conner Historic Preservation District, the board voted to deny a single‑unit permit for a dark crimson under‑overhang color and directed the property owner to submit a Class 3 permit covering the entire building so the façade colors and fencing can be reviewed together.
The La Conner Historic Preservation Board voted on Oct. 7 to deny a single‑unit exterior color permit that would have allowed a dark crimson paint under the front overhang of one end unit in a four‑unit commercial building (permit LU2541HDR) and asked the owner to submit a single Class 3 application covering the full building.
Board members and staff repeatedly discussed whether the bright red selected for the Fifi’s/Phoebe’s space fits the town’s guidance for historic colors and whether tenant‑level changes and newly added fencing should be treated as part of the building site. Planning staff said the permit as submitted described painting the building’s upper overhang gray and the front exterior of Fifi’s to be dark crimson, and that the gray portion had already been approved earlier in September. Staff also said the…
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