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Board warns: adding a garage will trigger additional Historic Board review
Summary
Members told applicants that converting the proposed canopy carport into a one‑car garage would be a substantive change requiring the applicants to return to the Historic Preservation Board rather than be handled administratively.
During consideration of HPB2025‑005 the board and staff emphasized that the submitted scheme includes a canopy carport and that adding a one‑car garage later would be a material alteration.
The board's procedural adviser said plainly, "That's a significant enough change that it wouldn't be done administratively," noting that a garage would require the applicants to return to the board for review. The applicants acknowledged that and said they understood they would need to make a new submission if they add a garage.
Board members and staff recommended that the applicants coordinate with planning staff and the design review board on any design changes so revisions can be reviewed before a permit is sought.
