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Commission approves private-dormitory use at 306 East Thatch Avenue, grants two waivers
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use to create private-dormitory units behind an existing home at 306 East Thatch Avenue and granted waivers to reduce first-floor height from 15 to 12 feet and to allow limited parking encroachment into a landscape buffer; commissioners discussed driveway spacing and site-plan compliance.
The Planning Commission approved a conditional-use request to allow purpose-built private dormitory units at 306 East Thatch Avenue and separately reviewed two waiver requests tied to the concept. The proposed plan retains the existing front house and places three new buildings behind it; each new unit is proposed as 5 bedrooms/5 baths, with the total project yielding about 20 beds.
Rep. Asquin (Foresight Group) explained that the key distinction for the requested private-dormitory designation is whether private (bed/bath) spaces exceed 50% of a unit; the applicant said the design would keep the existing house…
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