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Architect Mike Helene presented the detached garage addition at 101 Mason Avenue and responded to board concerns about roof venting and exterior trim. The board expressed concern that multiple ridge vents on a standing‑seam roof could look bulky and asked the architect to explore alternative venting — for example, a box vent on the rear or a concealed solution on the west slope. Mike Helene told the panel, “We’ll look into that” and agreed to provide a more attractive detail for the permit set.
Board members also discussed the corner trim (‘coins’), asking that the trim be turned to wrap full corners rather than terminating at the siding change, and requested a vertical plain-brick margin between the coins and the garage door to keep a consistent spacing detail. The applicant accepted those suggestions. One board member moved to approve the project with those listed suggestions; the motion carried by voice vote and the board asked that the venting solution and the corner/brick margin details be shown on the permit drawings.
The approval was administrative and included no citation of statutes or external approvals. The board described these items as design clarifications to be verified in the building‑permit review.
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