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Northeast Residential Historic District - New construction of a multiple-family development at 734 E. University Avenue (B)
Petition HP-16-27. Brian Ray, agent for Talia Krugman-Kadi. New construction of a multiple-family development. Located at 734 E. University Ave. These buildings will be non-contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Explanation
This project involves the construction of two multiple-family buildings on a vacant lot, which currently serves as a parking lot. The property is located at 734 E. University Avenue. The property is zoned MU-1 and is approximately 0.32 acres in size. The project would construct six townhouse dwelling units, in two separate buildings. These buildings will be non-contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District. The townhouses will be three-stories. With six units proposed on the 0.32 acre property, the density with six dwelling units would be 18.75 dwelling units per acre, which is under the 20 units per acre by right density for the RMF-8 zoning district.
The architectural features include the proposed use of Hardie Plank or Panel as the primary exterior finish material. Lap siding could have either a rough sawn appearance or a smooth, grain free finish. If Hardie Panel is used there would be no lap and the finish could be rough sawn or smooth. Colors will tend to be lighter hues with white trim and accents, including white vertical trim board at the building corners and white handrails at the balconies. Windows would be wood double hung windows with a colonial grille, with trim wrapping around all sides of the window. The design will include gable roofs with asphalt shingles and diagonal trim at the underside of the roofs.
With a front setback of over 33 feet, the proposed building facing East University Avenue has been placed at a front setback that is approximately the same as the adjacent contributing structure located at 728 East University Avenue. Staff ...
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