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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 20, 2010 <br />Page 5 of 11 <br /> <br />Koertje asked for a motion. <br />Lewis made a motion to release the demolition permit. <br /> <br />Koertje seconded the motion. The motion carried 4 – 1. Muckle voted no. <br />Public Hearing – Demolition – 841 County Road <br />Koertje opened public hearing. <br />McCartney presented the staff report and PowerPoint presentation. He stated the <br />applicant, Fran Ryan, is requesting to demolish the existing single family residential <br />structure. <br />Mikey Rodenbush, son of the applicant Fran Ryan, spoke regarding his request. He <br />stated the following: <br /> <br /> They have owned the house for one year <br /> <br /> They also own 833 Parkview and have worked hard at preserving the structure (it <br />too is more than 50 years old). <br /> <br /> They intend on building a new house which would be designed to match the <br />character of the neighborhood. <br />Tofte asked if the foundation was in good condition. <br />Rodenbush stated he wasn’t sure. <br />Stewart asked if he had immediate or long range plans to rebuild. <br />Rodenbush stated his plans to rebuild were not immediate, they were more long range. <br />Stewart asked, in the applicant’s opinion, if the house was structurally sound. <br />Rodenbush answered in the affirmative. <br />Koertje asked if the applicant had received any cost estimates to repair the structure. <br />Rodenbush answered no. <br />Tofte asked if someone was currently living in the structure. <br />Rodenbush answered in the affirmative. <br />Muckle asked if the applicant had any idea of what it would take to restore the house. <br />Rodenbush estimated it would take about $50,000 to restore the structure. <br />Public Comments <br />Lori Chase, the current tenant, spoke regarding the condition of the house. She stated <br />the following: <br /> <br /> It has “old house” issues: single pane windows (drafty), roots removed from the <br />sewer pipes, crawl space is dirt with wood holding up the house. <br />Tofte asked if the electrical system had been recently updated. <br />Chase stated no. <br />Tofte asked what type of heat the structure had. <br /> <br />