Providence Historic District Commission 2024-08-26
Minutes summary
From the minutes filed with the RI Secretary of State.
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The Providence Historic District Commission met on August 26, 2024, to review several project applications and approve past meeting minutes. The Commission approved major alterations for properties on Brown Street, Thayer Street, Moore Street, and Lexington Avenue, while continuing or withdrawing other applications.
What the body took up (9)
Approval of May 15, 2024 Historic District Commission Special Meeting Minutes
CONTINUED(WITH VOTE) [UNANIMOUS] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: Rachel Dotson, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
Approval of June 6, 2024 Historic District Commission Special Meeting Minutes
CONTINUED(WITH VOTE) [UNANIMOUS] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: Rachel Dotson, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
Approval of July 22, 2024 Historic District Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
APPROVED[UNANIMOUS] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: Rachel Dotson, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
CASE 24.079, 118-126 BENEVOLENT STREET, Vacant lot (POWER-COOKE)
CONTINUEDThe applicant has requested the item be continued. [UNANIMOUS] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: Rachel Dotson, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
CASE 24.101, 2 KEENE STREET, House, c1960 (COLLEGE HILL)
WITHDRAWNThe application has been withdrawn by the applicant.
CASE 24.102, 80 BROWN STREET, Brown RISD Hillel, 1798, 1950, 2003 (COLLEGE HILL)
APPROVEDThe Commission grants Final Approval of the proposal as submitted citing and agreeing to the recommendations in the staff report, with staff to review any additional details. [UNANIMOUS] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: Rachel Dotson, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
CASE 24.103, 17 THAYER STREET, Hiram S. Read/Thomas Northrup House, 1853 (COLLEGE HILL)
APPROVEDThe Commission grants Final Approval of the proposal as submitted citing and agreeing to the recommendations in the staff report, with staff to review any additional required details. [UNANIMOUS] Mover: James Verity, Regular Member. Seconder: Edward Sanderson, Vice-Chair. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
CASE 24.104, 62 MOORE STREET, House, c1900 (NORTH ELMWOOD)
APPROVEDThe Commission grants Final Approval of the proposal as submitted. [6 TO 1] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: Victoria Wilson-Barnes, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Verity, Wilson-Barnes. NAYS: Kaplan.
CASE 24.105, 200 LEXINGTON AVENUE, John E. Brown, Two-family House, 1897 (SOUTH ELMWOOD)
APPROVED, AS AMENDEDA motion was made to continue the application with the applicant to meet with staff to discuss options, potentially return to the Commission if needed. [UNANIMOUS] Mover: Catherine Lund, Deputy Vice-Chair. Seconder: James Verity, Regular Member. Ayes: Haggerty, Sanderson, Lund, Dotson, Kaplan, Verity, Wilson-Barnes.
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