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Board continues appeal over 300 Grant development amid shadow, mass and conservation-district concerns
Summary
The Board of Appeals continued the appeal of a 10‑story, 45‑unit downtown project at 300 Grant (appeal 08‑108) to Oct. 1 after appellants argued the planning commission and staff failed to analyze increased massing and shadow impacts; the board recorded a 3–0 vote to continue to allow full membership to weigh the complex land‑use issues.
The Board of Appeals voted to continue the appeal of the 300 Grant Avenue project (appeal 08‑108) to Oct. 1 after a heated exchange over building mass, shadows and conservation‑district compatibility.
Sue Hester, representing neighbors opposing the approved height and bulk exceptions, presented graphics and argued the project’s mass shifted toward Harlan Place and that planning materials emphasized the building “skin” rather than changes in massing. "When the planning commission had this project before them, they didn't have any explanation of how all of the…
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