A proposal for a city-built pavilion at Beaty Park went through an additional layer of review on Thursday — the city’s own zoning hearing board.

The pavilion needed approval as a special exception given that it’s in the park, which is zoned as a preservation district.

Department of Public Works Superintendent Joe Reinke said the existing pavilion has “degraded over the years” and is “often flooded.”

The new amenity would be constructed much closer to the playground, including water and electricity as well as lighting inside and out.

Reinke added that existing sidewalk will be added to connect with what is there currently and that the project will result in a pavilion that “meets ADA requirements.”

The board approved the request, which only rose to this level of review given that the park is a designated preservation district.

Board member Mark Eberl asked if there are any plaques or artifacts to be preserved as part of the project given the preservation designation.

“Not that I know of,” Reinke said.

The city’s Planning Commission and Parks, Recreation and Landscape Commission have both also reviewed the project.

City Manager Mike Holtz told the Parks group that the challenge for the existing pavilion is that it sits in a location that police can’t fully patrol from the road and that the plan would be to demolish the existing structure after construction of the new pavilion.

“I don’t see anybody ever using it for a constructive purpose,” Commission member Mike Suppa said.

Reinke told that group that the pavilion is slated to go where the sandbox is currently “right up in the playground area.”