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Heritage commission approves ADU at 402 West Birch after applicant reduces bulk; one commissioner objects
Summary
The Flagstaff Heritage Preservation Commission on Dec. 17 approved a certificate of appropriateness for a detached accessory dwelling unit and garage at 402 West Birch Avenue after design changes intended to reduce massing and preserve an on-site apple tree; Commissioner Duffy Westheimer cast the lone opposing vote, citing concerns about protecting the neighborhood overlay.
The Flagstaff Heritage Preservation Commission voted Dec. 17 to approve a certificate of appropriateness for proposed plans to build a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and garage at 402 West Birch Avenue.
Architect Anne Mead told the commission the design team had revised plans in response to the commission's earlier comments: they reduced the bathroom dormer square footage and replaced a gable dormer with a shed roof, resized windows to better match the primary residence, split a single wide garage door into two individual doors to reduce perceived mass, lowered the main roof pitch from 8/12 to 6/12 (reducing overall building height by about 18–19 inches), removed a second-level deck to address privacy concerns, moved the building east…
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