Junius Heights Historic District

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1. Mon, Jun 13 items
   1. 5605 WORTH STREET Council District 14 Junius Heights Historic District COA-26-000161 Christina Paress Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to replace front door. Applicant Douglas Souhan Application Filed Staff Recommendation That the request to replace the front door was denied without prejudice, with findings of fact that the existing door is appropriate, if not original, and does not show adequate evidence of deterioration to warrant replacement. The proposed work would have an adverse effect on the historic structure and is, therefore, not consistent with preservation criteria Section 5.1 pertaining to doors and windows; the standards in City Code Section 51A-4.501(g)(6)(C)(i) for contributing structures; and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Task Force Recommendation That the request to replace the front door be denied without prejudice.The historic district where the property is located.
   2. 4724 JUNIUS STREET Council District 14 Junius Heights Historic District COA-26-000143 Christina Paress Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to install a new three-and-a-half (3.5) foot white wood picket fence in front yard. Applicant Charles Lee McPherson Application Filed 3/27/2026 Staff Recommendation That the request to install a new three and a half (3.5) foot white wood picket fence in the front yard be approved with the conditions that the top of the fence be horizontal/parallel to grade and at least 50% open. Implementation of the recommended conditions would allow the proposed work to be consistent with preservation criteria Section 2.10 and Addendum B; meet the standards in City Code Section 51-4.501(g)(6)(C)(i) for contributing structures; and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Task Force Recommendation That the request to install a new three-and-a-half-foot (3.5) white wood picket fence in the front yard be approved with the conditions that there is no scalloping of the pickets, as the ordinance requires a flat horizontal surface, and that the fence is 70% open as required by the ordinance.
   3. 722 N. BEACON STREET Council District 14 Junius Heights Historic District COA-26-000180 Christina Paress Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to replace the existing fence and install a new six-foot-tall wood board-on-board fence in the front yard. Applicant Sean Martinez Application Filed 4/14/2026 Staff Recommendation That the request to replace the existing fence and install a new six-foot-tall wood board-on-board fence in the front yard be denied without prejudice, with a finding of fact that fences in front yards are prohibited in Junius Heights Historic District and would, therefore, have an adverse effect on the district. The proposed work is, therefore, not consistent with preservation criteria Section 3.6(a)(1), the standards in City Code Section 51-4.501(g)(6)(C)(i) for contributing structures, or the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Setting (Neighborhood/District). Task Force Recommendation That the request to replace the existing fence and install a new fence in the front yard be denied without prejudice per Section 3.6(A)(2).

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