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Staff Concurrence: Steel fence on a historic site in McLoughlin Conservation District - 817 12th St.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion): Staff recommends the HRB affirm the staff decision that the fence meets HRB policy.
BACKGROUND:The applicant proposed a steel picket fence at the Barclay School, a contributing resource in the McLoughlin Conservation District.
The proposed fence is steel, and is proposed in the side/rear yard of the school. It is highly visible from the right of way; it follows the front building line of the school but does not project in front of the school.
HRB Policies (see below) allow ornamental cast iron and iron picket fences. The policy is silent on other types of metal as it was written over 25 years ago when modern fence products such as this were not as common. The proposed fence mimics a cast iron picket fence; staff finds that it is closely similar to iron and may be approved.
Staff concurrence is a process by which staff may verify a staff-level decision with the Board. Staff are authorized by the code to approve requests that meet the HRB policies. On rare occasions, where the policy is not 100% clear or there is not a precedent for approval, staff will ask the Board for concurrence, or agreement, with the staff decision, to ensure that decisions are compatible and consistent.
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