Board continues review of unpermitted rear addition at 115 Pen Mocha Park

The Lexington Board of Architectural Review on a vote continued consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness application for 115 Pen Mocha Park to the board's April 16 meeting after staff said a rear addition and an enclosed porch were built without permits and do not comply with the district's design guidelines.

Staff told the board the addition extends the house into a single, uninterrupted 64-foot run that fails the guideline requirement that additions step back from existing walls and roofs so the original roofline remains evident. Staff also said the enclosure uses vinyl siding and vinyl windows rather than the horizontal wood siding and wood- or anodized-aluminum windows preferred in the guidelines. The addition was already constructed when building inspectors and staff visited, the record shows.

Why it matters: the built work is currently in violation of local design rules and building-permit requirements. Board members and staff said the violation…