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The city of Dayton cited the owner of Blind Bob’s for allegedly violating housing code by installing a new door on his Oregon Historic District home, a case that sparked weekend outrage on social media.

Bob Mendenhall, 65, who is blind and lives on Jackson Street, pleaded not guilty last month to a fourth-degree misdemeanor count of not displaying a certificate of appropriateness before installing a new $6,700 door.

Certificates of appropriateness are required to ensure projects comply with architectural design standards. Mendenhall requested a certificate of appropriateness in September but was denied.

Mendenhall said he and his wife, Lisa, reviewed historic design guidelines before purchasing the new front door.

The old entry door on the home, which Mendenhall acquired in 2011, was falling apart and unsafe, especially since there was home nearby that was broken into in late last year, Mendenhall said.

“A child could have kicked their way through my door,” he said. “I had a door that’s falling apart — we put the door in, because what was I supposed to do? My wife is half crippled and I’m blind.”

Rachel Bankowitz, Dayton’s historic preservation officer, said she denied the Mendenhalls’ request to replace the front door because it is not historically accurate for the time period of the house.

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Mendenhall said he is a big proponent of the city of Dayton, but this experience has been perplexing and disappointing.

“My god, it’s a door — a door — and it’s a lot better than the door that was here,” he said.

Bankowitz said no certificate of appropriateness was issued to replace the door, and yet the Mendenhalls went ahead and changed it out anyway. The matter is now in the hands of municipal court, she said.

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https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/loc...8Uy_ApQ1rqKaT8M (emphasis added)

Common sense, property rights, and human compassion go right out the door when dealing with self-important government bureaucrats.