Planning commission approves steel windows for San Antonio Avenue house

The Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on an unanimous vote approved design-study referral DS25169, allowing replacement of existing wood windows and most doors at a San Antonio Avenue residence and requiring steel windows on all street-visible elevations. The commission's action formalized the applicant's proposal to use thinner-profile metal windows to address severe weather exposure and long-term maintenance needs.

Staff presented the application and noted that the project, as submitted, proposed aluminum windows by the manufacturer Arcadia; staff had referred the item to the commission under Design Guideline 9.11 because the property's current appearance and the proposed materials raise questions of consistency with the building's architecture. The applicant instead asked the commission to allow steel windows on the street-facing elevations and aluminum only on…