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Commission weighs conceptual request to create two rear parking spaces and remove trees; staff flags impacts to limestone curbing and exposed foundation
Summary
A property owner proposed demolishing a rear porch, removing two trees and creating two off-street parking spaces with a new curb cut and retaining walls; commissioners said the proposal needs an arborist report, zoning/curb-cut confirmation and several design alternatives before advancing.
The commission reviewed a conceptual application from a long-term property owner proposing to remove a rear porch, a pergola and 26 feet of a retaining wall; remove a maple and a Norway spruce; and install two off-street parking spaces accessed by a new curb cut. The plan would add retaining walls, a six-foot privacy fence with lattice, and electric vehicle supply equipment.
Why it matters: The proposal would change the backyard of a historic property,…
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