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Price House resubmission withdrawn after zoning review; applicant told to resubmit with revisions
Summary
The commission heard notice that Price House Development LLC proposed a partial demolition and a four‑story, 20‑unit condominium; the applicant withdrew the submission after receiving zoning-review comments and was given a resubmission deadline to be considered for the July meeting.
Kevin Block read a notice to the commission that the applicant Price House Development LLC proposes to demolish an existing addition on the Price House and construct a four‑story, 20‑unit condominium with under‑building parking on the ground floor. The property is zoned 5B Montgomery Avenue and lies within the Darwin Historic District.
Planning staff told commissioners the submission generated a number of zoning and variance concerns; the applicant withdrew the application from the planning commission agenda to prepare responses. Staff said some of the work under consideration involves partial demolition of a contributing resource (a rear stone kitchen that appears on late 19th‑century maps), which would require a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) review and council approval in addition to planning‑commission review.
Staff described the typical developer due‑diligence steps — conceptual sketches and a zoning‑determination letter — and said applicants should provide revised materials to address the review letter. The transcript indicates the applicant has the ability to resubmit; staff gave a 15th deadline for a resubmission to be reviewed in time for the July planning commission meeting. If resubmitted, the application would return to planning commission for comment and then to the historic‑architectural review/COA process and Borough Council if demolition is proposed.
Commissioners emphasized concerns about scale and the visual impact of a large new building adjacent to existing meeting‑house residences and said they prefer redevelopment that preserves storefront retail at street frontage rather than open parking garages facing the street. No formal vote or approvals on the Price House project occurred at this meeting.
