Commission imposes demo delay, asks for refined plans for ADU at 31.5 Union Street

The commission imposed a demolition delay and asked the applicant to return with more detailed renderings and window plans for a proposed attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 31.5 Union Street in the Flatiron Point area. The applicant team presented historic maps, deed research and a design that the applicant described as a modest new home raised to meet FEMA elevation requirements; the presentation stated the property is listed in the MACRIS database and is shown as contributing on the district data sheet.

Commissioners raised concerns about window size, the proposed dormers, and siding consistency; they urged the applicant to provide renderings showing proposed window divisions (for example, 2‑over‑1 or 2‑over‑2 patterns). The commission also voted that the chair should draft the advisory letter for the application and scheduled the continuation to the August 13 meeting so the commission could review the updated materials. A neighbor speaker, Henry Fox, told the commission he had confidence in the applicant’s sensitivity to the neighborhood’s historic character.