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Webster Groves ARB approves multiple residential projects, requests design fixes on several items
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Summary
The Webster Groves Architectural Review Board approved applications for 110 Orchard Avenue, 700 Sherwood Drive, 509 Ashbury Court, 463 Pasadena Avenue and 218 East Jackson Road with conditions on materials and detailing; a disputed, unpermitted portico at 45 Glen Road was postponed pending revised drawings.
The Webster Groves Architectural Review Board approved a series of residential applications at its regular meeting after members raised detail and material questions and requested clarifying revisions on several items.
Among the approvals, the board voted to approve 110 Orchard Avenue after the homeowner, Tyler Poe, clarified that a new wood landing bridges a two-step grade change and that existing guardrails remain. "It's just bridging the gap... so there's not as many stairs," Poe said; the board approved the plan as submitted.
The board also approved 700 Sherwood Drive, where the applicant and contractor said they plan to use a buff or white-colored brick (or mineral stain) rather than painted brick for longevity. For 509 Ashbury Court the board approved a revised porch design requiring the porch roof to be lowered so the new gutter line matches the existing gutter line, a beadboard ceiling under the porch roof, and a trim detail at the base of the front columns. The board asked that those changes be reflected in the construction drawings.
At 463 Pasadena Avenue the board approved a detached-garage project with directions to match siding and window/door trim to the house, install an overhead door in the far-left bay rather than fully infill that bay, and either infill the window opening with glass block or keep trim around the infill so the façade retains articulation. The applicant agreed to the board’s suggestions.
A longer discussion preceded approval of 218 East Jackson Road, a one-story addition proposed by the applicant’s drafting team. Board members and the applicant discussed repeated basement flooding at the site and the proposed foundation and drainage details. The board approved the addition with a set of conditions: omit proposed front shutters from the project, retain existing front windows, choose either a consistent "3-over-1" grille pattern on all new windows or no grilles (but remain consistent), add the family-room windows shown in the submittal, match trim as specified and apply a stucco finish to exposed foundation walls. The applicant said the addition includes a dedicated sump and foundation design intended to localize any future basement flooding to the new room.
Votes were taken by voice; the board recorded approval motions and seconding statements for each project and carried them by affirmative vote. The ARB did not approve the 45 Glen Road portico at this meeting because the construction began before ARB review and without a permit; the board asked the homeowner to file revised drawings that show what will be built or seek approval for the alternate rendering.
Next steps: applicants were instructed to submit construction drawings that reflect the board’s requested revisions; the building department will not issue permits until construction documents match the proposed or as-built work.
Approved items at a glance: 110 Orchard Avenue — approved as submitted; 700 Sherwood Drive — approved (use buff/white brick or mineral stain recommended); 509 Ashbury Court — approved with porch/gutter/column trim revisions; 463 Pasadena Avenue — approved with garage-bay and infill guidance; 218 East Jackson Road — approved with specified trim, window, shutter and foundation/stucco conditions. 45 Glen Road — vote postponed pending revised drawings.
