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11 Morrison Road renovation downsizes house to meet fire‑department constraints; ADR urges glazing and material choices to reduce visual impact
Summary
The applicant for 11 Morrison Road presented a renovation that reduces floor area and retains portions of existing exterior walls at the Ross Fire Department’s direction; ADR members supported forwarding the project to Town Council while urging mitigation for large glazing areas and a subdued exterior palette.
The applicant for 11 Morrison Road presented a renovation and partial rebuild that reduces the existing house’s floor area, retains a similar footprint where required by the Ross Fire Department, and adds two roof decks and updated exterior cladding.
The design team said the lot has difficult access and that prior approved plans had been unable to pass the fire‑department review. The team told ADR members the fire department requires preservation of roughly half of the exterior bearing walls and would not permit a layout that creates an on‑site apparatus turnaround, which…
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