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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004
Historic building could move
BY RAND ROBINS
STAFF WRITER
University officials have agreed
to provide funds to investigate the
possibility of moving the historic
West House from its current loca
tion to one of six proposed sites.
The “Save the West House
Coalition,” formed by Jeffery Beam
about two weeks ago, raised about
$350 for a study examining a pos
sible move.
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the UNC Neurosciences Hospital.
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But UNC officials want to con
duct a more thorough study that
likely will cost more and require
extra work for University staff, said
Steve Allred, associate provost and
chairman of the Arts Common
planning committee.
Built in 1935, West House lies
in the footprint of the future Arts
Commons and is tagged for demo
lition within two years.
But Beam, an assistant in the
Couch Biology Library and a
founding member of the
Chancellor’s Task Force on
Landscape Heritage and Plant
Diversity, has mobilized to save the
structure he says has rich aesthet
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ic and historical value.
Allred expressed concern that
neither Beam nor any of his sup
porters attended last year’s plan
ning meetings.
Still, Allred and Paul Kapp, the
campus historic preservation man
ager, met with Beam and other
supporters of West House last week
to discuss potential actions.
Beam, Kapp and Allred charac
terized the meeting as productive
and said they formed a plan to
investigate the feasibility of relo
cating the 1,000 square-foot struc
ture. Six potential sites for West
House will be explored, including
a spot on top of an underground
parking deck in the arts common
and adjacent to Forest Theatre.
Beam said he was pleased with
the progress made. “We are excited
about the cooperation we received
from the University,” he said.
Allred said that University offi
cials are interested in working with
the coalition, but that they are not
willing to compromise the integri
ty of the Arts Common design.
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“Where our interests converge is
in working with this group to real
ize their goal of saving West
House,” he said. “But we really don’t
want to go back to square one.”
Allred cautioned that moving
the structure would be costly and
would require private funds. Kapp
said the cost of the move cannot be
estimated until a location is chosen.
An original estimate of
$550,000 emerged from Kapp’s
investigation of moving West House
to the property adjacent to the
Forest TTieater. The figure included
$200,000 for the transportation of
the structure and $350,000 for a
new foundation, necessary renova
tions, landscaping and parking.
Kapp emphasized that these
numbers are “guesstimates,” and
said Beam’s group is seeking more
exact figures.
Allred said, “We were delighted
to work with them. But we have to
be straight-forward about the cost.”
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Northside panel mulls
new zoning regulations
BY SARAH HANCOX
STAFF WRITER
Members of the Northside
Neighborhood Conservation
District Advisory Committee began
discussion Saturday on new zoning
regulations for the neighborhood.
A recent complaint by a proper
ty owner prompted the committee
to discuss an oversight in their pro
posed zoning regulations for the
Northside neighborhood.
The new concern includes six
businesses on North Columbia
Street in Northside that are not
currently covered by the proposed
regulations. These properties fall
under Office/Institution 1 zoning.
Since these buildings are resi
dential in character, town staffhas
suggested they be considered
under the Northside Committee’s
Residential 4 zoning. But property
owners are complaining that this
would significantly restrict their
ability to expand. Instead, they
want to be considered under the
Town Center-2 zoning.
Because town zoning regula
tions place 01-l between R-4 and
TC-2, some members suggested
the committee adopt the similar
regulations for 01-l in Northside.
The committee was unable to
reach a consensus and decided to
hold another meeting before their
presentation to the Chapel Hill
Town Council on Feb. 23.
The committee also brought up
past concerns about residential
building heights and square
footage.
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Committee members said resi
dential primary building heights in
Northside should be limited to 20
feet. But some residents question
their ability to create homes with
adequate ceiling height while
maintaining room for a crawl
space. Residents have asked the
committee to consider raising the
restriction to 23 or 25 feet.
The committee also proposed
that houses only take up 25 percent
of a total lot, capping house size at
2,000 square feet. People have
expressed dissatisfaction with this
particular restriction for fear that
they will not be able to build hous
es spacious enough for their needs.
But committee member Mark
Patmore said residents do not have
a clear understanding of the capac
ity of 2,000 square feet. He said
the design of a home makes a big
difference in perception of space.
Patmore also said most people
forget that unheated basements,
front porches and backyard decks
are not counted as a part of a
home’s square footage.
The committee decided to
include in its recommendation to
the council a stipulation that allows
them to review their regulations in
one year. “Evaluation is very impor
tant and often not done,” said com
mittee member Linda Convissor.
The committee will meet Feb. 16
to make a decision on 01-l regula
tions for the Northside District.
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