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Historic Zoning Commission approves several preservation and addition requests, limits some projects
Summary
The commission approved conditioned permits for a Paris Avenue addition, affirmed a Lindell house as contributing (denying demolition), allowed a DADU height exception on Central Avenue, and approved a retroactive outbuilding permit on Bosque/Boscobel Street.
The Metro Historic Zoning Commission handled a series of preservation and design cases, voting on additions, contributing‑status appeals and one retroactive outbuilding permit.
1403 Paris Avenue: Staff recommended approval of an addition with conditions after finding the proposed design otherwise meet guidelines if connector insets and other details are adjusted. Architect Blaine Bonadies argued staff interpreted “footprint” differently from his reading of the guidelines, but commissioners approved staff conditions that included a maximum 2-ft foundation height from grade, limiting the footprint to no more than double the existing 1,435‑sq‑ft footprint, requiring connector inset of at least 2 ft, and removal of any…
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