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Commission approves two‑unit infill at 509 Queen Street with parking and landscaping conditions
Summary
The commission found the 509 Queen Street duplex proposal not incongruous with the historic district and issued a Certificate of Appropriateness, conditioning approval on meeting parking limits (≤50% of rear yard), submitting landscaping plans, noting door materials and railing spacing, and routing future changes to the HPC administrator.
The Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new two‑unit duplex at 509 Queen Street, imposing conditions that address parking, landscaping and construction details.
Staff presented the vacant lot infill application for owner Clayton Rogers and noted the property sits inside the historic district overlay and C‑4 zoning. The project calls for a two‑story, two‑unit duplex with front porches, rear porches and six parking spaces shown on the site plan (including one accessible space). Staff flagged a calculation discrepancy in the applicant’s parking/vehicular motion area measurement and noted the requirement that no more than 50% of the rear yard be used for parking in tertiary areas.
Sarah Affleback of Go Architectural Design, representing the applicant, told commissioners the lot is currently all asphalt and that the owner intends to remove asphalt to comply with landscaping requirements and meet the 50% rear‑yard parking maximum. She said interior changes were not part of the HPC review and that exterior materials include composite posts and railings, fiber cement lap siding, vinyl double‑hung windows, brick piers, and Trex decking.
Commissioners requested that the applicant 1) verify parking calculations and reduce asphalt to meet the 50% rule if necessary, 2) submit a full landscaping plan (including lighting), 3) show railing and baluster spacing, and 4) identify door materials on the plans. The motion to find the design “not incongruous” with New Bern ordinances and the design principles passed; the COA was issued subject to the stated conditions.
The applicant and staff agreed to return revised details to the HPC administrator or staff for approval as needed before final inspection.
