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ADR split over pool setback at 78 Shady Lane; supports FEMA house lift with noise and materials conditions
Summary
The ADR recommended that the Town Council be advised of support for raising the house at 78 Shady Lane to meet FEMA elevation rules and for other design amendments, but members were divided on a requested rear‑yard pool and raised concerns about HVAC noise, fence materials and exterior cladding.
The Ross ADR on March 18 reviewed a design‑review amendment and variance request at 78 Shady Lane. The property owner seeks to lift the house to comply with FEMA base‑flood elevation rules, to amend previously approved plans slightly (a 7 square‑foot foyer reduction and a 6‑square‑foot bay expansion), and to install a 12‑by‑24‑foot pool and an outdoor kitchen in the rear setback. The application also includes new landscaping, permeable paving and a proposed steel driveway gate and fence.
Designer Leslie Jones and the project team said the house currently sits below the FEMA base flood elevation; raising it from the existing 27 feet 7 inches to 29 feet 6 inches would put the structure above FEMA requirements and remain under the local 30‑foot height…
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