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ARC approves new house at 506½ East Park Ave with trimming and alignment conditions
Summary
The commission granted a certificate of appropriateness for a new single‑family house at 506½ E Park Ave (ARC‑25‑0000500) conditional on design exceptions and additional details: front setback design exception, trunkated apron approval, window proportions, wider trim and adjusted column proportions.
Applicant Mike Rios presented ARC‑25‑0000500 for a new single‑family residence on a vacant lot in Tampa Heights and explained site constraints, including an adjacent pecan tree he intends to protect by switching to a pile foundation and narrowing the footprint.
Staff found the application consistent with the Tampa Heights Design Guidelines subject to approval of a design exception to align front yard setbacks with the block and a transportation design exception for a truncated driveway apron. Staff also asked for clarity on window proportions, trim details and porch materials.
Commissioners focused on aligning windows vertically, ensuring historically appropriate window proportion (taller than wide where appropriate), increasing window trim width and detailing exposed rafter tails and column proportions to match neighborhood precedent. Commissioner John Prokop moved to approve the project with conditions requiring deeper window reveals and wider trim (minimum 3.5 inches), clarified column proportions and material palettes, mechanical screening, scoring patterns for walkways, and that the applicant obtain the required design exceptions; Elena Paras Ketchum seconded. The motion passed on a roll‑call voice vote.
Conditions require the applicant to work with staff to provide final window‑installation details, adjust trim and column proportions to better match adjacent examples, and submit the transportation and design exceptions before permits are issued. Staff will review requested details administratively.
Next steps: applicant to obtain design exceptions (front yard setback and truncated apron), supply final window installation and trim details for staff approval, and demonstrate material palette and walk scoring pattern compliance during permitting.
