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Tie vote leaves demolition appeal unresolved after board rescinds earlier decision
Summary
The Oxford mayor and board rescinded a Feb. 17 decision on a demolition-permit appeal (Case 487) and then reconsidered the appeal; the motion to grant the appeal resulted in a 3–3 tie, leaving no majority to approve demolition.
The mayor and board of aldermen rescinded their Feb. 17 decision on an appeal of a Courthouse Square Historic Preservation Commission demolition denial in Case 487 and then heard the appeal again, resulting in a tie vote that left the appeal unresolved.
At the start of the item a presenter asked the board to rescind the earlier decision after one voting member disclosed a conflict of interest that, the presenter said, should have precluded participation. The board moved to rescind the prior decision and voted in favor.
On reconsideration the presenter and other participants reviewed the prior submissions and testimony and discussed process conditions if demolition were approved; board members noted that, if granted, demolition would still require subsequent planning commission and Courthouse Square review and any new construction would follow normal site-plan procedures. After discussion a motion to grant the appeal was called. The board’s roll produced a 3–3 tie, and there was no majority to grant the appeal.
The board did not adopt a different outcome during the meeting and set no further action on record during the discussion. The item therefore remains in the status created by the tie vote; any future action will depend on whether the board places the matter back on a subsequent agenda.
