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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 21 st, 2019 Page 6 of 12 Haley appreciated that the dormers were being kept and reused. Parris stated that it was a thoughtful design but she was still conflicted. She noted that the different sides of the house had different standards for differentiation. From the front, she appreciated that the bulk of the construction was further back. Dunlap appreciated the effort to come up with a design that maintained so much of the original building. He thought this would be precedent -setting for the Commission, to have a proposal for such a large house. Dickinson stated that he thought the Commission had the information they needed but they needed to move forward. Dickinson moved to approve Resolution 3, Series 2019. Parris seconded. Roll call vote. Motion passed unanimously. Dickinson moved to amend the language of Resolution 4, Series 2019, changing the resolution from a recommendation to deny to a recommendation to approve the alteration certificate as proposed by the applicant. Ulm seconded. Haley invited Mr. Johnson to make a closing statement. Johnson appreciated the Commission taking on these important issues. He stated that the project could have been a demolition review. The intent of the proposal was to maintain the neighborhood while understanding that there were changes. It was not the Commission's decision to say whether the house was too large. He characterized the application as an honest effort to maintain the history of Louisville. Dickinson noted that there had been demolition review for a LaFarge structure where the Commission had tried to work with the owners on preserving the front porch and the first 10 feet or so, and that house was now gone. He did not think the proposal was a perfect structure and he did not want to be on record saying that this type of project was the goal, but he thought the Commission owed it to the residents of the city to avoid demolition. He understood why the Commission was uncomfortable with this application, but he thought they as commissioners would be excited if every home went through this kind of effort to preserve part of a home. He noted that he did not think this was setting a precedent for future applications. Return to motion to amend Resolution 4, Series 2019. Roll call vote. Motion passed unanimously. Dickinson moved to approve Resolution 5, Series 2019 for a grant amount of $40,000. Parris seconded. Roll call vote. 7