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■ CB: I think all of the sheathing could be used, I mean you could, if, um, if you
<br /> braced it at the centerpoint of the thirty feet,you could potentially have the,
<br /> have it, and just literally lay the wood down. I mean, it would have to be
<br /> engineered, and it would have to meet code, again that's outside of our
<br /> jurisdiction. I think if, if we could get a roof on this, and cover half of the
<br /> structure to shed the water, um,the waters would slide down . . .
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<br /> • Eric Boyd: And the hardship clause, that you guys-
<br /> • Commissioner Klusczinski: Well, we do that too.
<br /> • EB: OK
<br /> • CK: Yeah,there are three criteria that we use for every decision. First and
<br /> foremost, the appropriateness of the design to the architecture, and the history
<br /> of the building. Second thing is public detriment, public detriment in that trying
<br /> to uphold the law that was passed over a designated district or single site
<br /> landmark, in keeping with the intent of that feature was, as well as public
<br /> safety, right, that kind of thing in general. And then the third thing is financial
<br /> hardship. They're not mutually exclusive items, so, when we have to consider
<br /> something we can't consider financial hardship and throw away
<br /> appropriateness to historic and architectural features, and we can't throw away
<br /> public detriment, they all have to be in the same mix. And so, the way that it's
<br /> always meant to me is that when we have different applications, or like your
<br /> previous one, right,when we're working through some of the details of
<br /> projects, maybe there is some latitude given towards some nonconforming
<br /> material like vinyl over wood, as far as financial hardship, um, but because it
<br /> served the same reveal, and it's in the back of the building we can make
<br /> exceptions for that, so,that's where financial hardship comes in, even though
<br /> for the last project I would recommend that you seek wood or see a [inaudible
<br /> "B"?] material because it's much better for the—but, but that's where the
<br /> financial hardship comes in. It's not at the beginning of the application, or there
<br /> would be no standards and guidelines for historic properties. Somebody would
<br /> always come in, or a contractor, and they would always be able to create a
<br /> scenario to where you're going to have to select this based on lower dollar
<br /> amount, and that's not what the standards call us to do.
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<br /> • Eric Boyd: And, on the issue with quotes for a new roof is, there's no funding
<br /> for the roof.
<br /> • Commissioner Klusczinski: Right.
<br /> • EB: So-
<br /> • CK: And that is a predicament, sir--
<br /> ■ EB: Exactly
<br /> • CK: --that you have to deal with on your own-
<br /> • EB: Exactly
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