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Commission approves rear dormer and other alterations at 106 Winslow Road; garage-door glazing must be revised
Summary
The commission approved demolition of a nonhistoric screened porch, construction of a new screened porch and a right-side shed dormer at 106 Winslow Road after an amendment; staff denied garage-door glazing as submitted and asked applicant to resubmit a different light pattern.
The Franklin Historic Zoning Commission on Sept. 8 approved a package of work at 106 Winslow Road, including demolition of a nonhistoric screened porch, construction of a new screened porch, construction of dormers (including an amended approval to allow a right-side shed dormer), a covered rear porch, rear-yard fencing and other exterior maintenance. The commission denied the garage-door glazing pattern as submitted and required the applicant to return with a revised design.
Staff had recommended denial of the proposed right-side dormer and the garage-door replacement, citing guidance that dormers on additions should be located where they have obscured visibility from the front facade or street and that doors should read as secondary in appearance and use materials sympathetic to the historic building. The applicant's representative argued the dormer was sized and placed to be compatible with the roof field and referenced nearby precedent. Commissioners debated and ultimately amended the main motion to allow the right-side shed dormer as drawn, subject to the staff conditions; the amendment passed. The main motion, as amended, passed for the remainder of the listed items.
On the garage doors, staff recommended denial of the large multi-light pattern submitted. The applicant explained the intent to maximize natural light in converted garage living space and that the submitted door pattern used glazing proportions drawn from other windows on the building. The commission did not accept the submitted 15-light pattern and instructed the applicant to return with an alternate light pattern (for example, options with fewer lights consistent with neighborhood precedents) for review in a subsequent submission.
The approval requires the applicant to comply with staff conditions for materials and visibility, and the applicant was directed to bring modified garage-door drawings and any other required drawings back to staff and the commission as specified.
