Historic Preservation panel denies request to keep unapproved full‑light doors at 36 4th Street

Jul 1, 2026

The Historic Preservation Commission denied an amended Certificate of Appropriateness request for 36 4th Street after staff said several installed doors did not meet the Old Town Bluffton vernacular; the commission asked staff to work with the applicant on an acceptable garage-door replacement and kept the two originally approved door designs in place.

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The Historic Preservation Commission voted by voice to deny an amended Certificate of Appropriateness for 36 4th Street after staff told the panel that several installed doors and a new opening were inconsistent with the Old Town Bluffton vernacular and the Unified Development Ordinance.

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