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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 20, 2010 <br />Page 7 of 11 <br /> <br />Tofte asked if the reasoning for the demolition is to allow for the extension of Paschal <br />Drive. <br />Brew answered in the affirmative and added the roadway extension was part of an IGA <br />between Louisville and Lafayette which predated his project. <br />Stewart asked how many single family homes were being proposed. <br />Brew answered 152. <br />Stewart asked if they were ranch or two story. <br />Brew answered ranch. <br />Stewart asked if the existing structure could be reused. <br />Brew stated he did not believe the structure was structurally sound enough o be reused. <br />Tofte asked if the structure could be reused as an office. <br />Brew stated he did not believe it was structurally sound for any type of reuse. <br />Public Comments <br />Erik Harntroft spoke regarding the application stating he hoped the demolition permit <br />would be released. <br />Lewis asked Harntroft if he was an architect on this project. <br />Harntroft stated no. <br />Barb Hessin asked the Commission to please think long and hard on this request. <br />Commission Questions and Comments <br />Stewart stated if the process would have been handled as required, back in 2007, the <br />building could have been reused. It is now considered a missed opportunity. <br />Tofte stated she was one of the subcommittee members and believed the property held <br />a strong social history. <br />Lewis asked Tofte to talk about the structure. <br />Tofte stated the following: <br /> <br /> Structure must be habitable because someone is currently living in it. <br /> <br /> There is a large crack in the foundation. <br /> <br /> The windows looked like they had been replaced. <br /> <br /> Needs new roof. <br />Koertje stated this review should have happened 3 years ago. However, he stated the <br />structure does not meet the criteria for architectural integrity and does not believe the <br />social history of the structure has anything to do with the structure. He stated the <br />demolition permit should be released. <br />Muckle stated the social history of the structure, once owned by a Louisville doctor, <br />might have qualified. <br /> <br />