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PlanningBoard | 2019-06-24 | 6 | Board Member Cavanaugh asked if the buildings in the whole project would be raised and whether it would be stairs or gentle slopes to get up to the pathway level. Mr. Murphy explained that the building is about four feet above Clement at the street in order to address sea level rise. President Sullivan asked how the design and size fits with the surrounding area. Mr. Murphy said that they use a modern take on a lot of the maritime elements that are on the site already. He said they tried to come down in scale and articulation at the pedestrian level to try and meet the homes in the area. President Sullivan said all the surrounding homes and buildings have a pitched roof and this building is a bit incongruous with the neighborhood. President Sullivan opened the public hearing. Suzanne Diers questioned whether there would be sufficient parking included with the project. She is concerned about spillover into the neighborhood. She said the people in the upper units will be looking into the light industrial yards. Alex Volkovitch said he appreciates the project and anything that can be done to make the area more walkable and provide access to the waterfront. President Sullivan closed the public hearing. Board Member Saheba asked if our zoning requires any specific loading for a project of this nature. Staff Member Thomas said there are not specific standards, but they try to think about those things and asked if there were specific suggestions staff should consider. Board Member Saheba said the number of packages getting delivered is increasing and we would not want traffic stopping on Clement for deliveries. He said the applicant has done a good job continuing the amenity space throughout the pedestrian corridor. He said there is a lot of solid in parts of the wall in the pathway and it would be great if there is more glass in this section. He said some of the windows along this area are at the scale of the residential windows rather than the scale of the amenity spaces. He said he feels like there may be one surface material too many. He said it would be good to call out the stucco to be smooth on a project of this scale. Board Member Rothenberg suggested that perhaps residential permit parking will be needed because of this project. Approved Planning Board minutes Page 6 of 9 June 24, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2019-06-24.pdf |