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Historic district commission approves porch repairs on North Van Buren with conditions
Summary
The Bay City Historic District Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for case HDC 25-34 (2534920 North Van Buren) with conditions requiring wooden spindles and porch decking board widths limited to 3.5–4.5 inches; the applicant cited safety needs for his incapacitated wife.
The Bay City Historic District Commission on an evening meeting approved a certificate of appropriateness for work at 2534920 North Van Buren, imposing conditions that the porch balustrade use wooden turned spindles and that porch decking boards be between 3.5 and 4.5 inches wide, consistent with the commission's historic practice.
The decision follows an extended exchange between the applicant, Michael Daley, and commission members about which porch to approve and what materials are historically appropriate. Daley told the…
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