Level III:
11-B-25-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff is recommending approval of Certificate 11-B-25-HZ, subject to the following conditions:1) final site plan to meet City Engineering standards, with minor revisions to be approved by staff;
2) the retaining wall be made from poured concrete or to have a brick or stone finish, to be approved by staff;
3) meeting all applicable standards of the Zoning code and building codes, with minor revisions to be approved by staff;
4) extending the first-story front-porch roof to the edge of the concrete patio, with revised drawings to be approved by staff; and
5) retaining details as depicted, including brick veneer foundation, window trim, door trim, roof trim, corbelled brackets, porch columns and architrave, and scalloped siding.
Applicant Request
- New primary structure fronting Forest Avenue. The single-family house (12 bedrooms and bathrooms) measures 30'-7" wide by 44' deep and features a basement level. The lot lines are angled, so the official setbacks are the smallest distance from the massing but vary. The front setback is 4'-10" to the main massing and 3'-1" to the front porch. The left side setback is 1'-1", and the right side setback is 3'-1". A concrete retaining wall is proposed to run along the left lot line and behind the building along the right lot line. An access ramp is proposed at the rear of the building to access a secondary entrance. Parking is an angled concrete pad at the rear of the lot with two spots, one of which is accessible, that is accessed via the named rear alley, Hedge Avenue.
- The building features a cross-gable roof with 8/12 pitch side-gable and 17/12-pitch front-gable massings clad in architectural asphalt shingles with trim, and there are projecting shed roof massings on the façade and right elevation. The building will be clad in fiber cement lap siding with cornerboards and trim, and it will rest on a foundation clad in brick veneer that measures 1' tall at the façade and is higher along the other elevations (brick raised around 1'-6" above main floor level on all elevations).
- The design features a 6'-1" deep, two-story front porch centered on the façade, recessed under a side gable massing, and supported by two 11" square, tapered, Tuscan-order wood columns on each story; the covered porch makes up approximately 7'-6" of the 16'-4" wide patio on the first-story, and there is a metal handrailing with simple, curved balusters on the second-story.
- The three-bay façade features a projecting front-gable in the left bay (17/12 pitch) with a 4/4 window in the gable field and a two-story projecting bay clad in scalloped fiber cement siding with a shed roof and paired 4/4 windows on each story. The central bay features the two-story front porch, with a quarter-lite paneled fiberglass door centered between the columns as the primary entrance accessed via a concrete ramp and steps, and a half-lite paneled fiberglass door as the entrance to the second-story porch; an architrave details the first-story porch ceiling, and a frieze details the second-story ceiling. The right bay features two stories of paired 4/4 windows. The right elevation features paired 4/4 windows on the first story, two 2/2 windows on the second story, and a second-story projecting shed roof massing (~ 8' wide, 1.4' deep) clad in scalloped fiber cement siding with corbelled brackets at the base; the left elevation features two two-story bays of 2/2 windows. The rear elevation features two telescoped front-gable massings (17/12 pitch) with a 4/4 window and a 2/2 window on each story of the smaller and larger massings, respectively; the left side features one 2/2 window on the second story and a full-lite secondary entrance accessed via a curved access ramp. All windows and double-hung, and all windows and doors feature articulated trim. There are basement-level window wells on the side and rear elevations that will be minimally visible.
- Conditions of approval per 11/20/25 HZC meeting:
- Staff is recommending approval of Certificate 11-B-25-HZ, subject to the following conditions:
- 1) final site plan to meet City Engineering standards, with minor revisions to be approved by staff;
- 2) the retaining wall be made from poured concrete or to have a brick or stone finish, to be approved by staff;
- 3) meeting all applicable standards of the Zoning code and building codes, with minor revisions to be approved by staff; and
- 4) retaining details as depicted, including brick veneer foundation, window trim, door trim, roof trim, corbelled brackets, porch columns and architrave, and scalloped siding.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- Style:
Meeting Date
November 20, 2025
COA Expires November 20, 2028
Applicant
Steve Young, oysk3 architects
Owner William Wilson
