3643 Camp St.

Description: Appeal ARC deferral of the construction of a two-story addition and renovation of Landmark, two-story, residential building. 

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ARC and Staff Recommendations:

07/18/23: The ARC voted to defer this application for additional review.  The ARC stated that the new proposed addition was too large in scale and massing, was too far forward on the lot and should be behind the front wall of the house, and that the style of the addition should not mimic the existing building.  The ARC recommended studying the garage as a secondary accessory building and the ancillary space as a single-story addition subordinate to the main structure.  The ARC also stated that the proposed deck on the right side was not appropriate and did not meet the Guidelines.  The changes and additions of window openings on the left and right side were not appropriate and that the existing openings should be maintained.

The Guidelines for Additions state, that additions are required to have compatible siting, proportion, scale, and form, among other details. The addition as proposed, overwhelms the existing center hall cottage in proportion and massing and aligns with the front porch, making the siting incompatible. The Guidelines for Additions also states, that additions are required to be constructed such that the historic building fabric is not radically changed, obscured, damaged or destroyed. As proposed, the addition changes several historic window openings on both the left and right elevations, as well as obscures a significant portion of the left elevation. Staff recommends denial of the proposal for the addition and renovation as proposed, and recommends the applicant go back to the ARC for further review with their comments reflected in updated drawings.

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