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Preservation panel hears fallout after historic house demolition; staff to review Mills Act rules
Summary
After the unpermitted demolition of a 1908 Willis Polk house connected to a through-lot case, Planning Department staff told the Historic Preservation Commission it will review Mills Act procedures and return with recommendations; commissioners pressed for stronger safeguards and more analysis of enforcement funding.
Richard Rothman told the Historic Preservation Commission that he was "very disturbed to see that a historic building was torn down" after learning about demolition at 841 Chestnut during a Board of Supervisors hearing. Planning staff (Tim Frey) confirmed the property — a 1908 Willis Polk house at 841 Chestnut — was demolished without planning-department review and said enforcement of that case…
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