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DeBoers get demolition go-ahead By Tony Boom For The Tidings A city review committee upheld plans to demolish a smaller house to make way for a 10,000-square-foot residence in the city's Siskiyou-Hargadine Historic District. The six-member Demolish Reviews Committee voted unanimously this week to reject an appeal of the city staff ruling. The decision will allow Sid and Karen DeBoer to demolish a 2,400-square-foot home at 265 Glenview Drive after they obtain permits to build the new house. Colin Swales, a planning commissioner who acted as a private citizen, appealed the demolition, claiming that a permit application had not been signed and that drawings were not properly prepared. But the committee ruled those shortcomings had been rectified. "The decision was kind of expected," Swales said after the session Monday. "But there was an opportunity provided, that's in the interest of the public, to monitor this closely." An ordinance that would limit home sizes in historical districts is under development. The city council and the planning and historic commissions voted 16-3 a year ago to create the rules, but a final draft has not been finished. "All these people have indicated they want to limit size in the historical districts," said Bill Street, a neighbor on Meade Street. "This seems to fly in the face of community concern." Committee members and architect Ken Ogden noted the hearing was limited to consideration of the demolition permit and not the proposed house or size limits. "It's more of a misunderstanding of the process," said committee member Tom Giordano, who moved to reject the appeal. "This is an appeal of demolition. The applicant might decide not to demolish." "The criteria have been met," said committee member Darrel Boldt. A lot line adjustment will create a 33,000-square-foot lot on land the DeBoers own that includes the original 3,920 feet lot. The new home will be 2-stories tall, with a basement. The DeBoers initially sought to expand their historical 1910 home at 234 Vista, just below the Glenview home. But Historic Commission members raised objection to those plans. The Glenview house was built in 1988. Reach Ashland bureau reporter Tony Boom at 482-4651, or e-mail [email protected] LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -