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Design review board approves demolition of deteriorated structures at 16225 Birmingham Highway
Summary
The City of Milton Design Review Board approved demolition of multiple buildings at 16225 Birmingham Highway after staff said the structures are severely deteriorated and not clearly eligible for national historic listing; the vote was unanimous and no public comment was offered.
The City of Milton Design Review Board voted unanimously to approve demolition of multiple on-site structures at 16225 Birmingham Highway, the board announced after a staff presentation and brief discussion.
Staff planner Rima Abdel Fattah told the board the 3.3-acre site contains two one-story single-family houses, a barn, a concrete-block shed, an outbuilding once used as a blacksmith shop, a playset, walkways and fencing that the applicant seeks to remove. Abdel Fattah said House 1 is a concrete-block structure built in 1945 and House 2 is a 1924 bungalow that appears on the city’s historic survey and the Georgia Historic Resources GIS but is not listed on the National Register; a 1996 field survey did not determine national eligibility. "Given the current documentation, it is difficult to justify preservation," Abdel Fattah said, and staff recommended approval of demolition with standard conditions.
The applicant, Steve McGlamory, said, "We are just requesting permission to demo the old structures and clean the property up," arguing the work will improve an otherwise deteriorated site. Board members asked whether the Milton Historical Society could change the assessment; staff said the society is a usual next step and, if preservation interest emerges, options include relocation or other measures. A board member noted hazardous materials common in old buildings: "a lot of the materials used on these contain asbestos, lead," a point cited in the discussion of salvage and safety risks.
The board approved the demolition with the conditions Abdel Fattah listed: complete the demolition permit application, regrade and level disturbed areas after demolition, and do not remove trees without a separate permit. There was no public comment during the item; the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
The demolition approval is a staff-recommended action and does not by itself alter zoning or future development approvals; standard permitting and any required environmental or historic- preservation procedures remain applicable. The board’s action clears the way for the property owner or developer to proceed with permit applications under those conditions.
Provenance: topic introduced at SEG 127 (staff presentation) and discussion, motion and vote recorded through SEG 323.
