HPC Meeting Date: February 7, 2024
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Certificate of Appropriateness for an Awning at 410 Division St. S - Rebstock Bakery.
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Action Requested:
The Heritage Preservation Commission is asked to review and approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new awning at 410 Division St. S - Rebstock Bakery.
Summary Report:
The Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applicant, Erin O'Donnell, operates The Robins Egg out of 410 Division St. S - Rebstock Bakery, and replaced the existing green awning with a new blue awning of the same size with the same brackets. The signage on the awning is a separate sign permit application and review, and will come forward at a future date. It is not part of this COA review, which is for the awning only.
The Northfield city ordinances outline, in Chapter 34 - Land Development Code (LDC), Section 8.5.8, the Heritage Preservation Commission's Certificate of Appropriateness process and approval criteria. The HPC shall consider the following in evaluating an application for a certificate of appropriateness for a zoning certificate and/or building permit. Criterion (A) below must be met and criteria (B) through (G) shall be considered:
Criteria A, For all applications, the proposed action fully complies with all applicable requirements of this LDC;
Findings: The awning is compliant with the LDC. Further details on the applicable sections of the Northfield LDC is included below.
Criteria B, That the proposed action is in harmony with the purpose of the H-O district for sites located in the H-O district;
Findings: The proposed action is in harmony with the intent of the H-O district. Within the LDC Section 2.5.3, Historic Overlay District (H-O) purpose is defined "(a) Safeguard the heritage of the city by preserving sites and structures which reflect elements of the city's cultural, social, economic, political, visual or architectural histor...
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