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Wednesday, July 13,1994
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Council to Aiote Ifonday on^ Binder house razing
"•By®#8lise0	"	' - will dehy ..the. church viable and reason-	./r. Although' Otto said' the possibility exists
; Staff rrfsr7* *	able economic use of the property. The that St Stephen’s could expand m the futurey ■
■.■■■'	■ ' - ■	:/	,- :	church hasexerted no efforts tosell or rent	there are no current plans.
the Binder house.”*	At the hearing, many residents, some St.
Sewickley Council will vote this Monday	Last Thursday, the-HRC held a public	Stephen’s members, voiced their disapproval
at 8 p.m. on v/hether to grant a demolition,	hearing where Joe Otto, ah attorney rep-	with tearing down the house,
permit for the Binder house on Broad Street,	resenting St. Stephen’s, cited four reasons.	On a related note, a meeting will be held
• AtitsCommittefof-the-WholetCQWJMon-	why demolishing the Binder house should	thisMondayat7p.m,ijeforecouncil’sregular
day night, council received a reedmmenda-	be recommended to council.	meet to gather information on whether to
■ tion from the Historical Review Commission ■	Me said the structure is St. Stephen’s decertify Sewiekley’s third historic district,
(HKC) that it deny the razing application by	private property and that the church	in which St. Stephen’s is located.
St;'Stephen’s Episcopal-Church.	should be able to dp what it wishes. The	Councilcoiild ssta publichearinginAu-
At a meetingheld before the COW session,	house is of no use to the church, and	gust vote in September. If decertification
theiffiCreleased a reportincluding25 points	renovation would require §250,000.	occurs, Sewickley would have to grant demo-
of background on the Binder house, includ-	He also mentioned that demolition	lition permits 30 days after the ordinance is
ing why the commission recommends that tvculd satisfy the borough’s desire to ere- enacted.
council deny the demolition permit.	ate more off-street parking. St. Stephen’s ■ This means if council-rejests St. Stephen's
' -- In its findings, the BBC said,. “It does not ■ wants to demolish the Binder House	to	demolition-permit but OKs decertification of
. want to encourage demolition by neglect..,,	create 29 parking places,'	the district, St. Stephen’s could apply-again
It was not convinced by the church’s argu- A park-like area between the parking ‘ for the permit and it would have to be nr,, meats that a denial of a demolition permit	lot and Bread Street is planned.	proved.
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