Historic Commission Records String of Dissenting Votes on Garage Demolition and Addition Applications

Several applications passed only over real objections from individual commissioners. At 508 Belleville Avenue, an application from Brad and Eileen Leiber to demolish an unusable garage and remove a deck was approved despite a no vote from Vice Chair Githens. At 404 Ridgewood Avenue, modifications to an addition already under construction for Steve and Magda D'Addone were approved with a condition that a subcommittee review the shutters, but McMahon and Githens both voted no; commissioner Kopec had stepped down from that vote due to his earlier involvement reviewing the project. And at 224 Forest Avenue, a stoop replacement for Michael and Stephanie Koskuba was approved with Darby abstaining rather than voting yes or no.

A more sweeping rejection came at 163 Carteret Street, where Crissa Lodewick's proposed three-story rear-and-side addition was withdrawn after the commission said a motion "cannot be made" because the submitted drawings weren't to scale and didn't accurately show the existing house alongside what was proposed. The commission offered a subcommittee review of revised plans before the next meeting.

Two other applications were approved without dissent but with the project's own architect stepping down from the vote: a two-story addition at 24 Wildwood Terrace for John and Sarajayne Boyle, whose architect was commissioner Murphy, and a front-porch restoration at 40 Sherman Avenue for Brian Hart and Pascale Brunet, whose architect of record was commissioner Way.

The rest of the night's applications were approved unanimously: a handrail, brick landing, and bluestone sidewalk replacement for Tim Delp at 24 Edgewood Road; brick paver steps for Tom and Lisa Johnston at 35 Stanford Place; a smaller deck for Richard and Kathleen Hinchliffe at 49 Clinton Road; new windows and working shutters for Celeste and Chris Fabryk at 176 Midland Avenue; and a front-porch restoration for Julia Gorton and Daniel Kirk at 207 Baldwin Street.

What to watch

• Whether 163 Carteret Street's owner returns with to-scale drawings after a subcommittee review ahead of the next meeting.