12/10 ZBA is online. It's a relatively busy schedule for this time of year, with many small projects of interest:
1.
A set of four new-construction townhouses in South Side Flats. These are truly tiny houses in terms of their footprint. The plot in question is
a vacant corner lot. Instead of building one normal sized home facing S 12th, the developer wants to build four homes facing Sarah Street, meaning each will only be 18 feet deep. You can clearly see this in the site plan of the first story, with each home scarcely deeper than a car in the (two car) garage. Actually, I'm not a fan of the four curb cuts for the four double garages either. This is exactly the sort of project which should be considered with no parking.
2.
A new two-unit building in Garfield. The site map is pretty bare bones, but it appears they want to have it take up two empty parcels on the corner of S Graham and Hillcrest. On the corner lot, they plan on having a garage and greenhouse, while the next one in will have the residential structure.
3.
Redevelopment of South Side Park in the Slopes. Much of this presentation has to do with reorientation of parking, changing of the width of access roads within the park, and the issues related to the steep slopes and vegetation. This is only phase 1 of a comprehensive redesign of the park.
4.
What is essentially a new home in Central Lawrenceville. Currently on site there is a small two-car garage, and the developer wants to build a two-story home on top of the existing structure. Unlike the other examples this week, there is an actual rendering of the design. This will be a prominent building - at least for now, because
the angled lot at the corner of Butler and Plummer is currently vacant - though I'm sure it's just a matter of time until it fills in.