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Council deadlocks on Euclid Church adaptive‑reuse appeal after hours of testimony; map rezoning dies for lack of motion
Summary
An extended quasi‑judicial hearing produced intense neighborhood debate. City staff and preservation groups backed an adaptive‑reuse path to save the landmark building; nearby residents opposed a commercial events venue and rezoning. Council failed to overturn the CPPC denial (4–4), and a separate motion to advance the map/zoning change did not pass.
A contested, hours‑long quasi‑judicial appeal over the historic Euclid Church ended without approval of the adaptive‑reuse appeal and with the associated map/zoning amendment unacted upon.
Background: the applicant (Noam and Irene Krasnanski / Treehouse) proposed to preserve and restore the century‑old Euclid Church as an adaptive‑reuse project: a special event space/meeting hall (weddings and other events), a bed‑and‑breakfast component (manager on site) and accessory lodging, plus a preemptive request to change future land‑use/zoning (PR‑R to PR‑MU and NT2 to CCT‑1) anticipating a corridor FAR adjustment later this year. The Community Planning & Preservation Commission (CPPC) had approved a certificate of appropriateness for exterior work but denied the adaptive‑reuse request and the map amendment; the owner appealed to city council.
What council heard: opponents living immediately north and in adjacent blocks urged council to uphold the CPPC…
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