Architect recuses; porch-addition plan for 109 Cottage Street continued to zoning review

Architect Richard Brown recused himself from the HARB review of a continued application for a porch addition at 109 Cottage Street on July 23, 2026. Brown reviewed two previously submitted schemes and described a revised proposal that projects a gable forward from the house, uses half-round gutters with returns, downspouts to the main house wall, a gray standing-seam roof, and matching handrails; the applicants intend to maintain the existing color scheme.

Because the proposed addition raises lot-coverage issues, the applicants must pursue relief through the Zoning Hearing Board before proceeding. The minutes record that the board recommended approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness as presented (motion Fey; second Kovach). The recusal and the requirement to seek zoning relief were both noted in the meeting record.

The minutes do not document the date of any anticipated Zoning Hearing Board filing or any building-permit applications; those next steps remain with the applicant and are not recorded in the HARB minutes.