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Historic Zoning Commission denies large rear addition at 1912 Wildwood after neighborhood objections
Summary
The commission voted to reject a proposal to more than double the footprint of a small, historic Wildwood house after neighbors and several commissioners said the scale would harm neighborhood character and affordability; staff had recommended approval with conditions.
The Metro Historic Zoning Commission voted to deny a proposed rear addition at 1912 Wildwood Avenue after multiple neighbors said the project would swallow the block’s modest historic houses.
Staff presented the application as a rear addition that would add roughly 1,294 square feet to an existing circa-1938 house with a current footprint of about 965 square feet, yielding a proposed footprint of approximately 2,259 square feet. Staff recommended approval with standard conditions, saying the large lot and lack of an alley made a modestly larger addition appropriate in some cases.
Neighbors told the commission the proposal conflicted with the…
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