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Votes at a glance: BAR actions on June agenda
Summary
The Board of Architectural Review approved several certificates of appropriateness, accepted a formatting update to design guidelines and deferred multiple major applications for further work; summary includes outcomes and next steps.
The Board of Architectural Review recorded the following actions during the session: minutes and a consent calendar item were adopted, staff-recommended approvals were granted for several applications, the Awnings and Canopies guideline chapter formatting was approved, and the BAR deferred two major previously-deferred applications (910 King Street and 808 North Washington) for further refinement.
Summary of recorded votes and outcomes - Minutes from the June 5, 2025 meeting: Adopted (voice vote). - Consent calendar item (BAR case 2025-00188, 118 Quay Street): Adopted (voice vote). - 400 King Street (Alexandrian Hotel) BAR 2020-00531/00049: Motion to approve staff recommendations carried; certificate of appropriateness approved (roll call recorded). - 910 King Street BAR 2020-005154/00054: Applicant requested deferral to allow additional visuals and revisions; BAR approved deferral (voice vote with one opposition recorded). Applicant to provide winter visibility renderings, revised railing and lighting specifications before return. - 808 North Washington (802/808) BAR 2025-00139/00202: Applicant requested deferral; BAR approved deferral by roll call; applicant to return mid-July with material samples, townhouse restoration plan and revised massing. - 330 North Washington (Wells Fargo) BAR 2025-00588/00587: Motion to approve carried (voice and roll-call confirmation). - 202 South Pitt Street BAR 2025-00173/00171: Motion to approve items 12 and 13 with staff recommendations carried in roll call. - 609 Queen Street BAR 2025-00193/00194: Motion to approve per staff recommendations carried (roll call). - Awnings and Canopies chapter update (formatting): Motion to approve formatting carried (voice vote).
Notes and next steps - Several deferrals were requested and granted to allow applicants to respond to BAR concerns about massing, rooftop visibility, materials and restoration commitments; the BAR and staff set expectations for follow-up submissions with material samples and refined visuals. - Where roll-call votes occurred the clerk recorded members as present and voting; some items were passed by unanimous roll call. - Applicants with deferred cases were given target dates for resubmission and asked to provide winter visibility studies, masonry repair/restoration plans, and clarified lighting specifications where color-changing fixtures were queried.
This roundup is a tally of votes and actions discussed and recorded during the BAR session.
