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Board approves revised wall and gate design at 222 Polanco Street after applicant shrinks height and changes materials
Summary
An applicant returned to the Historic District Review Board with a revised plan for a previously red‑tagged fence at 222 Polanco Street. The board approved a CMU (adobe‑faced) wall and gates set at the code maximum heights and accepted staff’s recommendation to approve the design.
An applicant seeking approval for a recently installed fence and pedestrian/vehicular gates at 222 Polanco Street won board approval Tuesday after submitting a revised design that complied with the district’s maximum wall height.
Senior planner Amanda Romero summarized the case: the property owner had been issued a red tag after replacing an earlier 4‑foot‑something fence with a 6‑foot coyote fence. The applicant returned with a revised plan that removes the 6‑foot fence and proposes a 4‑foot‑7‑inch high CMU (adobe‑faced) wall, a 5‑foot pedestrian gate with wood panels and a steel frame, and a 4‑foot‑7‑inch vehicular gate. The plans specify a rustic finish to the steel, honey/natural wood stain for the wood panels and an adobe‑colored stucco for the wall.
Board members asked about fenestration guidance for gates (a board guidance document encourages openings rather than large solid panels). The applicant, Kayla Bechtel, confirmed the proposed gates use inch‑and‑a‑quarter to inch‑and‑a‑half solid wood panels between a steel frame; staff said the low height made fenestration less suggested in this particular case.
Member Beachhead moved to approve the application as submitted and recommended by staff; the motion carried after members voted in favor. The applicant is permitted to proceed with the approved wall and gate design subject to outstanding building‑permit requirements.
What’s next: Applicant will obtain building permits; staff will note in the file the board’s suggestion regarding gate fenestration as guidance for future cases.
