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Commission tells 115 Cliff Road applicant to shrink massing, include staff minutes with revisions
Summary
Architects for 115 Cliff Road presented revised drawings but commissioners said prior comments on oversized gambrels and overall massing were not materially addressed; the board approved Exhibit A changes (remove dormers on the guest house, add knee-wall windows) and required that revision packages include staff-prepared minutes and that the commission's '3-strikes' practice be observed.
Architect Chris Moran of Brooks & Flatico presented the HDC with a third round of revisions for 115 Cliff Road, showing site-context studies and lower dormer plates intended to reduce visual massing. Commissioners said the changes did not go far enough.
Commissioners repeatedly singled out oversized flanking gambrels and the structure's overall scale. Ray said the cross gambrels facing the road "create this big box" and recommended dormers instead of crossed gambrels. Abby and Angus said the house remained imposing on the site despite…
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