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Applicants offer screening, revised drawings; board asks for neighborhood visuals

City of Beacon Zoning Board of Appeals · April 22, 2026
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Summary

The applicant offered to work with neighbors on planting and screening and proposed materials showing neighborhood photos, aerial context and a shorter targeted plan set for the board; the board requested screening sizes and an 11x17 packet with relevant sheets for the next meeting.

The design team told the board they are open to screening, plantings and minor paving alternatives to reduce visual and privacy impacts. "We're the client's super open to planting, working with the neighbors, figuring out screening and planting that could benefit the neighborhood as a whole," an applicant representative said. The applicant proposed producing an 11-by-17 packet with neighborhood photos, aerial context and the key site-plan sheets rather than resubmitting their entire plan set.

Board members said they would find an aerial with property lines (via GIS) and photos of nearby houses helpful to assess neighborhood character and precedent. The board also asked the applicants to show what the existing condition looks like versus the proposed change and to provide sizes for proposed screening plantings.