TO: Architectural Review Board Members
FROM: Gregg Harding, RPA, Historic Preservation Planner
DATE: 8/12/2021
SUBJECT:
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36 E. Garden Street
Palafox Historic Business District / Zone C-2A
Demolition of a Contributing Structure
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BACKGROUND:
recommendation
Philip Partington is seeking approval for demolition of a contributing structure. The applicant has provided a hurricane damage assessment which details substantial structural damage to the building and a recommendation that the exterior wall not be relied upon to meet the structural requirements of the current Florid Building Code. Per Sec. 12-3-27(f)(2)d., in the case of a proposed demolition, that regulations established in Sec. 12-3-10(1)i through k shall apply. This section of ordinance (subsection i.) outlines demolition of contributing structures in which the applicant shall demonstrate an unreasonable economic hardship or unusual and compelling circumstances. “The board shall be guided in its decision by balancing the historic, architectural, cultural and/or archaeological value of the particular structure against the special merit of the proposed replacement project.”
Please find attached all relevant documentation for your review.
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RECOMMENDED CODE SECTIONS:
Sec. 12-3-27(f)(2)d. Palafox Historic Business District, Demolition
Sec. 12-3-10(i) Pensacola Historic District, Demolition of contributing structures