Item 2 - Exhibit 11 - Project Description and Letter of Justification SITE OVERVIEW – EXISTING CONDITIONS
THE SITE IS NARROW AND SLOPES UPWARDS FROM BROADWAY, THE REAR
UPPER PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT WITHIN LRDA LIMITS.
THE ORIGINAL HOME WAS SUBJECTED TO FIRE, THEN NEGLECT SINCE THAT
EVENT. EVEN PRIOR TO THAT, THE ORIGINAL HOME'S CHARACTER WAS
DESTROYED BY UNSEEMLY ADDITIONS AND TRIM APPLICATIONS. WINDOWS
WERE REPLACED WITH RAW 1960'S STYLE ALUMINUM SLIDERS.
THE CURRENT BUILDING IS A BLIGHT AND HAS BEEN RIGHTFULLY
APPROVED BY THE HPC TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH THE
CURRENTLY APPROVED HPC DESIGN.
NEIGHBOR CONTACT
NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN CONSULTED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE
PROJECTS INCEPTION. THERE WAS COMMUNICATION WITH LYNN
BRANDHORST OF 93 BROADWAY PRIOR TO HIS PASSING. LYNN WAS VERY
EAGER TO SEE A NEW HOME BUILT TO REPLACE THE HOME THAT IS THERE
NOW. 93 BROADWAY IS NOW FOR SALE.
OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN CONSULTED AS WELL. WE HAVE MET
NUMEROUS TIMES WITH KAREN KURTZ OF 107 BROADWAY AND MADE
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR HER CONCERNS.
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EXHIBIT 11
THE NEIGHBORS AT 321, 325, 346, 352 MAIN STREET AND 98, 100
BROADWAY ARE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT AS DESIGNED. THEIR
LETTERS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO PLANNING STAFF.
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DESIGN ANALYSIS – TOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES
•THE HOME IS SITUATED WITHIN THE SITE'S LRDA, WHICH IS LOCATED
ON THE FRONT LOWER PORTION OF THE SITE.
•THE HOME STEPS UP THE HILLSIDE, EACH LEVEL BEING SETBACK
FROM THE ONE BELOW IT, WITH PORTIONS BELOW GRADE TO
MINIMIZE HEIGHT AND MASS.
•THE HOME'S ROOF FORMS FOLLOW THE SLOPE OF THE SITE AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE.
•THE HOME IS WELL BELOW THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE DISTRICT.
•WINDOWS HAVE BEEN PLACED THOUGHTFULLY WITH RESPECT FOR
THE NEIGHBORS PER TOWN GUIDELINES.
•THE HOME HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO AMICABLY BLEND WITH THE
EXISTING MASS AND SCALE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SEE
ILLUSTRATION BELOW – LOOKING UP BROADWAY TO PROPOSED
HOUSE.
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SUMMARY
THE PROPOSED HOME WAS PLANNED AND DESIGNED WITH THE UTMOST
RESPECT FOR THE SITE, IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS AND TOWN'S RESIDENTS.
IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE HPC AND HPC'S MATERIAL
REQUESTS ARE INTEGRATED IN TO THE DESIGN. TOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES
AND IT'S INTENT HAVE BEEN UTILIZED IN THE CONCEPTION AND DESIGN OF
THE PROPOSED HOME. STAFF HAS NOT VOICED ANY CONCERNS
REGARDING THE DESIGN. FROM TIME OF PROJECT'S INCEPTION, THE
NEIGHBORS WERE KEPT APPRISED OF THE PROJECT AND IT'S NATURE.
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107 Residence
28’-0” from PL
upper terrace
13’-6” from PL
All main lvl wdws obscurred by fence
fence / landscaping
18’-0”
from PL
approx. top of 93 / 101 fence
Pl
Pl
UPPER LEVEL
MAIN
LEVEL
93 BROADWAY
5'-0"
5'-0"
23'+/-
36'+/-
terrace
18'+/-
24'+/-
13'-6"+/-
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