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Board requires façade treatment, questions loading-dock conversion for Waverly plan
Summary
Board members pressed the applicant to avoid a blank rear wall and discussed converting the proposed loading dock into a retail unit with back-area storage; design treatment and sidewalk width were raised as conditions to reduce visual impact and maintain pedestrian access.
During the executive-session briefing, members told staff they expect the applicant to address exterior design details, particularly a blank wall on the building’s south side.
Kyle said council told the applicant there must be ‘‘some kind of artwork or something... they can't leave a blank wall.’’ He added the rear area originally intended for a loading dock would become a retail unit with storage behind it.
Board members explored how the southern façade and an overhang would affect the sidewalk and storefront entrances. Kyle noted the plan included a roughly 15-foot span for an overhang and that might be reduced to the required width of a sidewalk plus the front doors of the unit. The board emphasized that façade treatment and pedestrian access would be part of subsequent architectural and planning-board review.
The discussion signaled the board expects design changes as a condition of granting parking or setback relief and that staff will seek clearer elevations and façade proposals before the application returns to public review.
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