HDC approves tennis court moved, sunken 4 feet and screened at 170 Cliff/10 Maxi site

The Historic District Commission approved a revised placement for a tennis court at the 170 Cliff / 10 Maxi site after the applicant moved the court away from the property line and agreed to additional sunken depth and screening. Commissioners requested a marked Exhibit A plan showing the court positioned adjacent to a proposed cabana, sunk a minimum of four feet from the lowest elevation, and accompanied by a landscaping screen along Maxi Pond.

The applicant said the court had been moved internally on the lot and lowered two feet in the current submission; commissioners pressed for a minimum four‑foot sunken profile and for moving the court closer to the proposed cabana so the facility would be farther from the west property line. The applicant agreed to sink the court farther (commissioners requested 4 feet) and to provide a landscape screening plan at the next step; the applicant said he could incorporate access/doorway connections to a future cabana.

The HDC approved the court subject to an Exhibit A diagram (the applicant/agent provided a screen capture for staff) and a condition requiring a landscape plan for screening to the south and along Maxi Pond. Commissioners voted in favor with no recorded opposition.

Conditions: court to be sunk a minimum of 4 feet from the lowest elevation; court location to be against proposed cabana and not closer to the west property line; applicant to submit Exhibit A (site mark‑up) and a detailed planting/screening plan to staff for administrative review.