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Decatur review board approves outbuilding COA for 216 Kane, debates porch design options
Summary
The Decatur Architectural Review Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a 10-by-20 outbuilding at 216 Kane after recommending placement and material changes to minimize street visibility, and spent extended discussion on a separate screen-porch proposal where members preferred a gable form or a reduced depth to avoid blocking a kitchen window.
The Decatur Architectural Review Board on Feb. 12 approved a certificate of appropriateness for an outbuilding at 216 Kane and spent significant time weighing design options for a proposed porch addition that board members said should better match neighborhood forms.
"Historic district designation means your neighborhoods have been recognized by the United States government, the state of Alabama, and the city of Decatur as being architecturally and historically significant to our community," Board Chair Jacob Woods said at the start of the meeting, underscoring the board's review role and the regulatory force of its guidelines.
Staff presented the 216 Kane application, including elevation drawings that showed most of the proposed shed would sit behind the house. Staff noted a discrepancy between a booklet plan and the applicant's specification: the plan listed the shed as 12-by-20 but "the applicant is actually a 10 by…
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