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Planning staff: proposed 8‑unit middle‑housing project at 1216 Callaway St. may be out of scale with Mechanicsville
Summary
Staff presented an appeal of a staff determination for a middle‑housing application at 1216 Callaway St. in Mechanicsville, saying the 2.5‑story, eight‑unit building’s footprint and scale do not align with surrounding single‑story homes and identified ordinance conflicts; the commission was asked to evaluate compatibility and public‑welfare impacts.
Samuel presented an appeal of a staff determination for a middle‑housing application at 1216 Callaway St. in Mechanicsville. "The property in question is 1216 Callaway Street," Samuel stated, and staff said the lot is roughly 75 by 135 feet (over 10,000 sq ft) in a block dominated by one‑story single‑family houses and a two‑story duplex at the corner.
The applicant proposes an asymmetric U‑shaped 2.5‑story structure…
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