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Commission offers design feedback on 826 Hamlet Street alteration
Summary
At a conceptual review for COA260048, the commission urged the applicants to preserve historic footprint details, adjust roof pitch and window placement, and return with refined drawings; staff noted the addition appears on historic Sanborn maps and recommended design feedback rather than approval.
The commission provided design feedback June 30 on a conceptual proposal at 826 Hamlet Street (COA260048) to replace a shed roof with a gable and add new window and door openings.
Staff said the addition appears on historic Sanborn maps and treated the existing addition as historic; on that basis staff did not support full alteration and asked commissioners to offer design feedback the applicant could use for a future submission. Applicants said they would keep the historic footprint while changing the shed roof to better integrate the addition and to add porch-like glazing.
Commissioners asked about potential water infiltration where the addition ties into the main roof, recommended keeping the altered roof subservient to the porch and main facade, and urged careful coordination between new windows and the existing side-yard fence. Several commissioners said the revised approach was plausible and encouraged the applicants to return with final drawings that lower the roof pitch, show window dimensions, and clarify fence locations.
No formal vote was held; commissioners recommended the applicants return from conceptual with additional drawings and details for a future vote.
Next steps: applicants agreed to provide refined elevations and materials at a follow-up meeting.
