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5616 COLUMBIA AVENUE Council District 14 Junius Heights Historic District COA-26-000235 Christina Paress Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to rebuild and reconfigure the existing (non-original) side addition. Applicant Gary Buckner Application Filed 6/3/2026 Staff Recommendation That the Certificate of Appropriateness to rebuild and reconfigure the existing (non-original) side addition be approved with the following conditions:1. That the roof on the side addition be hipped with a 6:12 pitch, 2. that all replacement siding be #117 novelty wood siding to match the original, and 3. that all fenestration remain and not be removed. Implementation of the proposed conditions would allow work to be consistent with preservation criteria Section 8; City Code Section 4.501(g)(6)(C)(i) for contributing properties, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Task Force Recommendation That the Certificate of Appropriateness to rebuild and reconfigure the existing side addition roof be approved with the conditions that drawings and specifications indicate a distractive hipped or gable roof on the dormer/side addition and that detailing matches the existing main structure. Recommend that the side elevation with the dormer show more information, that the hipped roof is more appropriate, and that the roof specification sheet and side elevation roof specifications match.
- Committee
- Landmark Commission
- Requested by
- Department of Planning and Development (PDV)
- Introduced
- June 22, 2026
- On agenda
- July 6, 2026