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Design Review Board asks applicant for fuller porch design at 21 Park Place Lot 2; will return in two weeks
Summary
Reviewers praised recent revisions to a proposed house at 21 Park Place Lot 2 but several members said the front entry/porch reads as an afterthought and requested a more engaged porch design; applicant to return with revised porch details in two weeks.
The Design Review Board reviewed a revised proposal for a new house on Lot 2 at 21 Park Place and requested additional development of the front-porch concept. The applicant had moved a garage back 18 inches (into a permitted overhang), pulled the front door to the exterior wall, and added a small stoop. Board members generally liked the broader design changes but several commissioners expressed a preference for a more prominent porch that better engages the street.
Several members said they would prefer a porch that provides a stronger visual relationship with the sidewalk and suggested field-built wood porch elements (columns, decking, railings) rather than concrete steps and Brutalist hardscape. Board members urged the applicant to provide more detailed porch drawings (columns, decking, material and railing profiles) and a sample of porch finishes before the board would consider approval. The applicant said the rear yard patio would be the primary outdoor area but agreed to return with a developed porch design; board members observed that even if the owners do not regularly use a front porch, a well-designed porch contributes to the continuity of the streetscape for future owners.
The board requested enlarged details and material samples and indicated the design could be reconsidered at the next meeting in two weeks.
