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Board approves addition at 700 East Springdale with siding and setback conditions; roof form left to applicant staff discussion
Summary
A proposed addition at 700 East Springdale (case 9B25IH) was approved with conditions requiring the addition’s screening height match the house foundation and the applicant to replace vertical composite siding with lap siding; the board struck a staff recommendation to change the roof form and allowed siding and minor setback revisions to govern.
Design Review Board members approved plans for an addition at 700 East Springdale (case 9B25IH) on Sept. 14, with conditions addressing siding, screening height for a rear wood screen, and side‑setback variances.
Staff reported the property faces site constraints including a nearby creek and riparian buffer that limited where an addition could be located. Staff recommended revising the addition’s roof form (to a shed, gable, or flat roof) and aligning the wood screening height to match the existing foundation line; staff also recommended the board consider variances for side setbacks. The applicant submitted revised plans earlier the same day that reduced the side projection by 1 foot (resulting in a 5 foot 1 inch side setback on that side) and replaced the proposed vertical composite siding with vinyl lap siding; the reduced projection meets the R2 zone minimum for one side but the combined side setbacks remain less than the code’s 15‑foot requirement, so a COA variance remains necessary.
The applicant (Logan Higgins) explained the addition is a small, cost‑effective bedroom and bathroom addition intended to minimize roof and attic work and to avoid more intrusive connections to the existing roof. Board members discussed the roof form and concluded the addition’s scale and the site’s heavily screened rear lot reduced visibility from the right‑of‑way. The board struck the staff recommendation to insist on a new roof form and instead approved the submitted plans with conditions: the wood screening height must match the existing foundation height and the siding reveal must match the existing house (use original wood siding if salvageable; otherwise new fiber cement or wood lap to match reveal). The board also approved the COA variance for the reduced side setback as shown in the applicant’s revised plan.
The motion to approve with those conditions carried on a voice vote.
