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Pontiac panel approves vinyl‑look Hardie siding after debate over repair, lead and costs
Summary
After lengthy discussion about deterioration, lead‑paint remediation and preservation standards, the commission voted to allow replacement of siding at 23 Fair Grove with Hardie (fiber‑cement) siding while requiring repair or replication of existing decorative trim where possible.
The Pontiac Historic District Commission voted to approve replacement of the siding at 23 Fair Grove with Hardie (fiber‑cement) siding, reversing an initial presumption in the secretary of the interior standards that deteriorated historic features should be repaired rather than replaced.
The commission’s decision followed staff testimony and applicant materials showing extensive deterioration on a house built about 1910. A building‑department letter, included in the record, said the existing siding “would not likely survive the removal to do the necessary repairs and to reinstall reuse the existing siding,” a point proponents relied on during the…
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