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Board denies staff‑initiated greenhouse COA; staff told to pursue follow‑up enforcement

Fredericksburg City Historic Review Board · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Staff brought a staff‑initiated certificate of appropriateness for a greenhouse built without approvals at 110 North Bowie. The Historic Review Board found the glass structure likely out of scale and inconsistent with accessory‑building standards and moved to deny the request and to direct staff to pursue next steps with the property owner.

The Historic Review Board on April 14 considered a staff‑initiated application addressing an accessory greenhouse erected at 110 North Bowie without the owners present and concluded the structure is inconsistent with the design guidelines and likely exceeds accepted accessory standards.

Cliff Cross, the city’s director of development services, told the board staff had generated the COA request to resolve a constructed accessory greenhouse and to either direct owners to…

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