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Architecture View Board approves Deerfield second‑story addition and new canopies
Summary
On Sept. 16, 2025, the Architecture View Board approved ARD case 25‑20 for a Deerfield residence: a new garage with a future-ready second story, a new front entrance canopy and rear canopy. The board approved the application by voice vote after brief design discussion and praise from members.
Sept. 16, 2025 — The Architecture View Board approved ARD case number 25‑20, a proposal to add a garage with a future second story and new front and rear canopies at a Deerfield residence, after a brief presentation by the project’s presenter and short questions from board members.
Rebecca Firthy Show presented the application on behalf of property owners Dennis and Susan Carpenter. She told the board the project adds a garage and “just volume upstairs for future,” and that the owners do not plan to finish the upstairs living space immediately.
The board’s discussion focused on exterior details. The presenter said the plan includes slightly extending existing roof overhangs — which she described as minimal now, about “1 inch” — and adding nonfunctional doors intended as decorative features. A board member asked whether both garage rooflines would include a saddle (a reverse gable); the design team confirmed the reverse gable would be present. One board member commented, “I like the clay pot on the chimney.”
A motion to approve the application was made and seconded; the board approved the item by voice vote. Earlier in the meeting, the board also approved the minutes from its Sept. 2, 2025, meeting by voice vote.
The board did not record conditions attached to the approval in the portion of the transcript provided, and no changes to project scope, permit timing, or construction schedule were discussed on the record during this segment.
