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Historic District Commission Regular Meeting

Town of Hillsborough · Historic District Commission
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 6:30 pm

Regular meeting Historic preservation

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Planning staff ask the commission how to handle five run-down buildings in the historic district. For three of them, at 217 E. Corbin St., 319 W. Queen St. and 518 N. Nash St., staff recommend starting the town's demolition-by-neglect process. That process lets the commission order an owner to repair a building's significant exterior features. Staff would handle 102 N. Nash St., which does not count as a significant resource, under the minimum housing code. They would drop the neglect process for 315 W. Union St., which staff say is effectively gone.

Two certificate of appropriateness cases follow. One is a new house, breezeway and garage on the empty lot at 316 W. Tryon St., about 30 feet tall with an estimated cost of $900,000. Staff call its roof pitches somewhat steep for the district. Jordan Home Builders LLC seeks to renovate the porch of a 1941 brick house at 514 N. Nash St. and add a two-story rear addition. Staff flag possible conflicts with the design standards for additions and porches. The commission also elects officers.

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Agenda items (10)

Procedural · 4Public hearing · 2Minutes approval · 1Discussion item · 1Appointment · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. 1 Call to order, roll call, and confirmation of quorum
    Procedural
  2. 2 Commission's mission statement
    Procedural
  3. 3 Agenda changes
    Procedural
  4. 4 Minutes review and approval
    Minutes approval
    Approval of the minutes of the September 2 regular meeting.
  5. 5.A Code Enforcement Cases Update
    Discussion item Historic preservation
    Staff want the commission's view before acting on five dilapidated buildings. They recommend the demolition-by-neglect process for three, the minimum housing code for 102 N. Nash St., and no neglect case for 315 W. Union St., which staff say is effectively gone.
    • 102 N Nash St · no matching parcel on file
    • 315 W Union St · no matching parcel on file
    • 217 E Corbin St · no matching parcel on file
    • 319 W Queen St · no matching parcel on file
    • 518 N Nash St · no matching parcel on file
  6. 5.B Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) Application: 316 W. Tryon St.-new house, breezeway and garage
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    A new board-and-batten house, breezeway, garage and retaining walls on an empty lot, about 30 feet tall and estimated at $900,000. Staff say the front-yard retaining wall needs approval and the roof pitches appear somewhat steep for the district.
    • 316 W Tryon St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864872072 · Brandon Debra H · assessed $215,000
  7. 5.C COA Application: 514 N. Nash St.-renovation and two-story rear addition
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    Jordan Home Builders LLC seeks to rehabilitate a 1941 brick house, raise its porch roof and build a two-story rear addition with a concrete driveway. Staff raise concerns about the porch work and say the addition may conflict with two design standards.
    • 514 N Nash St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864781603 · Adorable Senior Living INC · assessed $275,800
  8. 6 Elect officers
    Appointment
    The commission elects its officers.
  9. 7 General updates
    Staff or committee report
  10. 8 Adjournment
    Procedural

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