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Historic Preservation Commission approves reconstruction at 728 1st Street North after unpermitted demolition
Summary
On Jan. 20, 2025, the Historic Preservation Commission approved a plan to rebuild a two-story house at 728 1st Street North after the original c.1900 house was demolished without prior commission review. Staff and the building official described permit and inspection miscommunications; the applicant accepted responsibility.
FARGO — The Historic Preservation Commission on Jan. 20, 2025, voted to approve plans to construct a two‑story house at 728 1st Street North in the Oak Grove historic overlay after the previous cross‑gabled house — built about 1900 — was demolished before the project appeared before the commission.
Megan Elsaug of the planning department told commissioners the application before them was for a primary structure at 728 1st Street North and said the packet included a memo from building official Sean Aradnick. Elsaug said the applicant intends a two‑story house similar to the prior structure but confirmed the applicant will pour new footings and foundation; setbacks required by the SR‑3 zoning district will be enforced at the permitting stage. "Before you today is an application for construction of a primary structure at 728 1st Street North," Elsaug said.
Applicant Jody Callius of GWP Commercial LLC told…
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