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Hart Hills proposes third story, four extra units at 45 North Washington; board asks for renderings and stormwater review
Summary
Hart Hills Hospitality presented a pre‑submission conference for an amended site plan to add a third story and four units to an approved 8‑unit development at 45 North Washington Ave. The board asked for visual renderings, stormwater review and alternatives for EV charger locations or sprinklering in the parking structure.
Hart Hills Hospitality LLC presented a concept to the Planning Board on Wednesday seeking to amend a previously approved two‑story, eight‑unit project by adding a third story and four units (bringing total to 12). Attorney Vincent Padone said the change responds to financial constraints and will require variances for height, lot area, open space and parking.
"The amended plan consists of a 3rd story and an additional 4 units, bringing the total to 12 units," Padone said. He told the board the developer continues to propose one affordable unit on site under current code, and noted proposed town code amendments under review that may alter parking and affordable‑housing calculations.
Board members focused questions on visual impacts and safety: they requested renderings showing how a third story would appear from neighboring Pinecrest co‑ops and asked the applicant to revisit open‑space calculations. The building inspector’s office urged relocating EV chargers now shown under the building to exterior stalls where feasible, or to consider sprinklering above charger locations to address fire‑safety concerns.
The project team said they would provide additional renderings, review stormwater designs under the prior approval (noting past approvals met a 25‑year standard) and supply options for relocating chargers and adding sprinklers if necessary.
Next steps: applicants will prepare full engineering plans and return with renderings and a more complete stormwater and parking analysis; the board gave general feedback but took no formal vote at this pre‑submission conference.
