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Commission denies retroactive approval for vinyl window replacements at Elm Heights property owned by Chickering Rentals
Summary
A retroactive COA request from Chickering Rentals for 806 S. Woodlawn was denied after staff concluded the replacements were conducted without prior permission and evidence did not clearly show the originals were beyond repair; the petitioner apologized and cited being new to neighborhood rules.
The Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission on Feb. 12 denied a retroactive certificate of appropriateness for 806 South Woodlawn Avenue after concluding the property owner replaced original wood windows with vinyl units without prior approval and the record did not demonstrate the originals were irreparable.
Noah, the preservation program manager, explained that the Elm Heights guidelines allow replacement only when windows cannot be repaired; staff found it unclear whether the removed windows were beyond repair and noted images posted to real-estate listings did not obviously show severe deterioration. "It is…
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