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ARB approves replacement garage for Sandra Richards with lighting and plan revisions required
Summary
The Architectural Review Board approved a permit to replace a dilapidated garage in-kind on the same slab for homeowner Sandra Richards, conditioned on installing lighting on the left side of the overhead door, noting the shed color as blue and requiring the applicant to submit revised plans documenting bolting and tie-in details.
The Mount Vernon Architectural Review Board approved a certificate of appropriateness to replace an existing, dilapidated garage with a new structure of the same footprint for homeowner Sandra Richards, with conditions addressing exterior lighting, color and final plan revisions.
Architect Gail Ash told the board the owner had initially considered a shed but learned the zoning code in Mount Vernon requires replacing a torn-down garage with a garage in that zone. The design was revised to a prefabricated-style garage assembled on the site and set directly on the existing 6-inch slab; the applicant said the perimeter will be tied into the slab with bolts at regular spacing.
The board required exterior lighting to be installed on the left side of the overhead door for safety and asked the applicant to update submitted plans to reflect the bolting and tie spacing referenced at the meeting. The applicant noted the intention to provide a motion-detection security light; the board advised placing fixtures on the sides of the structure rather than centered at the top.
The applicant also confirmed the shed/garage exterior color will be blue in the submitted scheme; the board asked the applicant to include that color on the revised plans. The board moved and seconded approval subject to the conditions that lighting be placed on the left side of the overhead door and that the applicant upload revised plans that document the bolting/tie spacing and other updates; members voted "Aye." The meeting transcript did not report a roll-call tally.
Ending: The applicant agreed to upload the revised drawings to the building department and to the planning site; staff will stamp the approved set once received.
