| The Buckman Historic District |
| - Will require historic review fees for external property changes |
| Fee minimums are $1050, $1903, $4899 and more
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| Fees apply to all structures, new and old |
| - Will create a 54+ day waiting period for historic review |
| - Will subject owners to arbitrary historic review decisions |
| - Will prevent the installation of visible solar panels and eco-roofs
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| Whole and partial property owners who want to prevent the Buckman
Historic District must file notarized objections
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| Selected Quotes from Irvington |
| "Ask Irvington residents how this all worked out for them... After much
acrimony by any who
understood all the ramifications...we are now to understand that it is
simply that the fees associated
with historic design review are too high. That is certainly true. But
the greater loss is in the new
restrictions against improvements not in keeping with the aesthetics of
the Irvingtonians in charge.
Want to put up solar panels? Good luck. Want to put up a satellite dish?
Better be NO part viewable
from the street. Want a new door...new windows...better start saving up
because there will be few options."
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"HoloceneMan" comment on Oregonian article |
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| "We just went through Irvington Historical Design review this summer.
It's important to note
that it's not just a problem of fees, the statutory requirements also
impose significant project
delay (minimum 6 weeks, up to 8) or longer if there is an appeal; which
the neighborhood association
gets to file at no cost whereas it is additional cost if the homeowner
requests. To me, this creates
an unnecessary element of uncertainty in the mind of a homeowner wishing
to make an improvement. As
your article suggests the whole process currently serves as a
disincentive in terms of encouraging small
improvements which is all that a lot of residents can afford. The fees
are in addition to the standard BDS
permit costs so it's a double whammy in terms of encouraging
non-permited work."
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Tony Jones comment on Portland Architecture blog post |