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Redevelopment Commission approves deviation to allow three‑story Martenbeck residence in Heritage District
Summary
The Town of Gilbert Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved a deviation (DR25-172) allowing a three‑story custom home in the Lacey Tracts Heritage District after staff determined the design meets a Scandinavian‑farmhouse standard with limited exceptions; a neighbor raised sewer and drainage concerns at the hearing.
The Town of Gilbert Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved a deviation request (DR25-172) on Jan. 21 to permit a three‑story custom home, the Martenbeck Residence, in the Lacey Tracts portion of the Heritage District.
Staff planner Kristen, presenting the proposal, said the home sits on approximately 0.07 acres at the southeast corner of Ash and Park Avenue, has a roughly 1,570‑square‑foot footprint and about 3,220 square feet of total floor area, and reaches a maximum height of 35 feet, 4 inches (the district allows up to 36 feet). "The architecture of the proposed home is going to be Scandinavian farmhouse," Kristen said, listing primary…
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