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ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DESIGN CONTROL: The Planning Commission acting as the 'Board of Design Control' has the following responsibilities: 1. Call of Hearing: The Board is required to hold a hearing to consider the application papers. Notification of the hearing date and time must be given to the applicant and other persons deemed appropriate by the Board Secretary. 2. Hearings & Findings: Before or during the hearing, each member may view the premises upon which the structure is located or to be located, and at the hearing the Board shall examine the application papers and hear the applicant. It may also hear any members of a citizens' committee and any other persons who request to be heard. The Board may adjourn from time to time, but within forty- eight (48) hours of the close of the hearing the Board shall, pursuant to a majority vote of all the members of the Board, file written findings of the fact that the exterior design, appearance and functional plan of such structures is or is not at variance or so dissimilar with the exterior design, appearance and functional plans of structures constructed or in the course of construction in the neighborhood of said proposed structures, which are in the same zoning district as the proposed structures, as to cause material depreciation generally to property in said neighborhood. The Board shall further make a recommendation that the application be accordingly granted or denied. The action of the Board will then be presented to the City Council at its next regular meeting. Further action with respect to the granting or refusing of a permit with respect to such application shall be held in abeyance pending order and direction of the Council. Neighborhood Response Letters were sent out on Monday September 17, 2007 to neighboring property owners. One comment was received in support of the house move as of the date of this report. Staff Findings The median property value of the homes within 150' of the site is $190,000 with a range from $133,000 to 250,200. The median year the surrounding homes were built is 1918 with a range from 1852 to 1999. The housing stock in this neighborhood is uniquely diverse. The value of the proposed home (142,300) is lower than the median value of the surrounding homes (190,000), but higher than the value of the existing home (127,700). All of the surrounding homes have more architectural detail than the proposed home, which appears relatively plain. However, the existing home is also plain and has no significant architectural detail.