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Committee reviews historic‑preservation edits to ease minor projects and clarify hardship rules
Summary
Planning staff presented amendments the Historic Preservation Commission recommended to streamline approvals (simple majority for certificates of appropriateness, expanded minor revisions for non‑physical changes, two‑year approval windows and clarified hardship criteria); the state review remains pending.
Planning staff told the committee they worked with the Historic Preservation Commission on a first round of edits to the city’s historic‑preservation code aimed at reducing procedural delays for small projects and clarifying standards.
Key proposed changes include switching certificates of appropriateness from…
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