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ARB approves addition to landmark property at 83 South Riverview with design conditions, grants footprint waiver
Summary
The ARB granted a building‑footprint waiver and approved an addition to the Eliade Sells (landmark) property at 83 South Riverview Street, subject to conditions on roof pitch, window proportions, classical column details, material samples and other design refinements.
The Dublin Architectural Review Board approved an addition to a landmark property at 83 South Riverview Street (the Eliade Sells House) and granted a building‑footprint waiver for the project, contingent on a list of design conditions staff recommended.
Planner Miss Holt described the site and the addition plans, noting the property includes historic outbuildings (a blacksmith shop and privy) that staff and the applicant intend to preserve. The applicant requested a building‑footprint waiver because the proposed total footprint would be approximately 28.4% of the lot, above the district’s typical 25% guideline; staff recommended the waiver because the existing historic outbuildings increase the effective coverage and preservation of those features weighed in favor of the waiver.
Board and staff discussed multiple design refinements the ARB wanted addressed before permits: lower‑story window proportions (staff asked for vertically proportioned windows rather than square sash), clearer window and trim specifications (simulated divided lights with spacer bars instead of grills between glass), improved casing details for paired triple windows, capped and coordinated stone water‑table details and mortar color, confirmation of window types on the historic portions, and consideration of a slightly flatter roof pitch on the 1930s‑era addition to improve visual separation from the historic fabric.
The applicant, Jeff Hom, said he had consulted with an independent historic architect (Karen Bocor) and made numerous adjustments in response to informal comments, including simplifying siding material and revising window groupings. Hom stated he preferred some choices Bocor recommended; he resisted an all‑glass hyphen proposal after learning the hyphen would back onto a bedroom. Staff and the board asked the applicant to supply detailed product specifications, physical paint chips and scaled details for windows, columns and stone caps; staff also asked the applicant to reconcile minor conflicts in submitted documents (for example, clarifying that an existing brick patio will be reused and specifying flagstone for the front walkway).
Motion and votes: The ARB first voted to approve the requested building‑footprint waiver (28.4% of lot) to preserve on‑site historic outbuildings. The board then voted to approve the proposed addition with the enumerated conditions; recorded votes indicated unanimous support among members present for both the waiver and the conditioned approval.
Conditions the board required include: submission of scaled column and classical detail drawings; window and door specifications showing simulated divided lights with spacer bars and sash proportions that meet the guidelines; a detail for the stone water‑table cap and mortar matching; confirmation of material and paint chips on file; revised roofing seam widths as considered by staff (optional) and minor roof‑pitch modifications if they reduce impacts to historic fabric; and matte or low‑reflective finishes for chimney caps and roof penetrations.
Staff will verify these materials and details before issuing building permits, and the waiver finding will be recorded in the project file.
