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Ithaca Landmarks Commission tables retroactive approval for vinyl windows at 523 East State Street
Summary
The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission heard a retroactive certificate-of-appropriateness application for replacement windows installed at 523 East State Street and voted to table the matter while staff coordinates further review with the building division.
The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission on Oct. 20 heard a retroactive application seeking approval for vinyl window replacements at 523 East State Street in the East Hill Historic District and voted to table the case for further work with the building division.
The applicant, represented in the hearing by the owner’s husband, Jim Beargrief, said the windows were replaced over a period beginning around 2012–2014 to address cold air infiltration, failing sashes and high energy bills. “Ignorance of existing bylaws is the reason for noncompliance,” Beargrief told the commission, and he…
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