Lytle House demolition hearing was scheduled for Sept. 10

What the records say

In a Sept. 10, 2025, agenda packet, the Bothell Landmark Preservation Board was scheduled to hold a public hearing on a Certificate of Appropriateness application for the Dr. Elmer E. Lytle House ¹. The packet's staff memorandum describes the application as tied to the proposed demolition of the Lytle House at 9929 NE 180th Street in Park at Bothell Landing, and the demolition report says the proposal includes replacing the house with a new purpose-built structure ¹. Staff recommended that the board grant a waiver of a Certificate of Appropriateness, waive the negotiation of demolition alternatives waiting period, and approve the applicant's proposed mitigation measures dated Sept. 3, 2025 ¹. The proposed mitigation measures include salvage and reuse of viable building materials, recycling, interpretive information, a demonstration garden, and a gathering area for temporary historic exhibits ¹. The supplied record is a pre-meeting agenda packet and does not establish whether the board approved, denied, or modified the application ¹.

• A public hearing on the Certificate of Appropriateness application for the Dr. Elmer E. Lytle House was scheduled for the Sept. 10, 2025, Landmark Preservation Board meeting ¹.
• The staff memorandum describes the application as tied to the proposed demolition of the Lytle House at 9929 NE 180th Street in Park at Bothell Landing, and the demolition report says the proposal includes replacing the house with a new purpose-built structure ¹.
• Staff recommended granting a waiver of a Certificate of Appropriateness, waiving the negotiation of demolition alternatives waiting period, and approving the applicant's proposed mitigation measures dated Sept. 3, 2025 ¹.
• The proposed mitigation measures include salvage and reuse of viable building materials, recycling, interpretive information, a demonstration garden, and a gathering area for temporary historic exhibits ¹.
• The supplied record does not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

Why it matters

The Lytle House is a designated Bothell landmark, and the packet shows the city was seeking a waiver of Certificate of Appropriateness review and approval of demolition mitigation measures ¹. Analysis: Residents who follow historic-preservation decisions would want to know whether the board accepted that recommendation; the supplied record does not establish the outcome ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The Sept. 10, 2025, agenda packet scheduled a public hearing and included staff recommendations on the Lytle House demolition application; no outcome is documented in the supplied record ¹.
• Watch for a later Landmark Preservation Board minutes or decision record; the supplied packet does not establish the outcome ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.