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Planning commission approves new paint for 233 Bridge Street residence
Summary
The Nevada City Planning Commission approved an architectural-review application to repaint a 1985 residence at 233 Bridge Street in a Benjamin Moore historic palette (Vandusen Blue body, pale oak trim, Coventry gray accent, Hawthorne yellow door). Staff found the house is not a contributing building and recommended SQA exemption.
The Nevada City Planning Commission voted to approve an architectural-review application for 233 Bridge Street, authorizing new exterior paint colors drawn from the Benjamin Moore historical collection.
City planner Jessica Hen told commissioners the house, constructed in 1985, lies inside the historical-district overlay but is not a contributing building on the National Register. Staff described the proposed palette — Vandusen Blue for the body, pale oak for the trim, Coventry gray for accents and Hawthorne yellow for the door — and noted Vandusen Blue’s light reflectance value is about 11.97. Hen also said the property is largely out of public view from Broad Street and recommended the commission find the project exempt from SQA and approve it with conditions 1–4 listed in the staff report.
Applicant Janice Lynn spoke in support of the proposal, thanked the commission for its work preserving the town’s character and said neighborhood feedback favored the chosen palette; she also raised a site-condition concern, saying the house is near a creek and that humidity could raise mold concerns.
Commission discussion focused on visibility and consistency with the historical palette. A commissioner moved to approve the application with the staff-recommended conditions and a second was recorded; the motion passed on roll call. The transcript records that a roll call was taken and the motion carried, but individual vote tallies are not fully recorded in the transcript.
The decision allows the applicant to proceed under the conditions of approval in the staff report; permits in the historical district must be used within the one-year window the city enforces.
