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Board approves two 4‑unit townhouse buildings with conditions to reduce scale and protect trees
Summary
The board approved two adjacent 4‑unit townhouse buildings on Ohio Avenue subject to conditions: revise front setback to meet middle housing standards, raise roof pitch to 6/12, revise side elevation windows, clad exposed foundations with stucco or brick veneer, provide 8x8 porch posts, and screen exposed foundation areas with landscaping to preserve trees near Ambrose right-of-way closure.
The Downtown Design Review Board approved a pair of adjacent four‑unit townhouse buildings on Ohio Avenue after staff and the applicant worked to reduce rear parking and retain trees along a recently closed right of way.
Staff recommended, and the applicant (Balmain Services, Eric Forstall) explained, site plan revisions that reduced rear parking to preserve existing trees along Ambrose Street. The board required additional conditions to minimize visual scale and align the design with middle housing standards: adjust the front setback to meet Article 4.6 middle housing requirements, increase roof pitch to at least 6/12, revise side elevation window patterns, use horizontal clapboard primary siding with board-and-batten accents on sides as depicted, and ensure the exposed foundation is parge coated, stucco, or clad in brick veneer.
The board added a condition that the exposed foundation be clad and screened with landscaping and confirmed access to the rear parking area from the shared driveway. With those conditions, the board approved the certificate and asked staff to review the final site plan and any major deviations under the approved conditions.
