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Historic commission tables retroactive front-ramp approval at 704 Avenue D pending design options
Summary
The Opelika Historic Preservation Commission agreed to table a retroactive COA request for a poured concrete front ramp at 704 Avenue D after hearing staff concerns about permanent concrete on a primary facade and discussion of design, precedent and potential structural damage; the applicant will return with design options.
The Opelika Historic Preservation Commission on a November 2025 meeting voted to table a retroactive Certificate of Appropriateness request for 704 Avenue D after hearing staff concerns about a permanent poured concrete ramp placed directly against the building.
Staff described a concrete handicap ramp with iron railing, a front handicap parking pad, removal of large crepe myrtles and replacement of a ribbon drive with a solid concrete drive. Staff told the commission it does not recommend approval of a permanent concrete ramp on a front façade and said ramps should be temporary or screened…
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