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Historic preservation panel declines to approve as-built height for 1123 6th Street S addition
Summary
The Fargo Historic Preservation Commission voted against approving the as-built roof height and amended certificate for an addition at 1123 6th Street South, citing deviations from the approved plans and code/egress concerns. Staff noted a stop-work order remains and the owner may appeal.
Commissioners on the Fargo Historic Preservation Commission declined to approve an as‑built height variance and amended certificate of appropriateness for an addition at 1123 6th Street South after finding the work on site differed materially from the drawings the commission had previously reviewed.
Chelsea Leverson of the city planning department told the commission the addition was built with a higher roofline, modified window openings and an omitted dormer compared with the plans the commission approved in September. Leverson said the property is within the Erskine historic overlay and that a variance of special development standards requires at least four approval votes.
Homeowner Christine Johnson told the…
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