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Board Approves Residential Design Changes

Shaker HeightsMay 18, 20261 min read

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The Architectural Board of Review unanimously approved multiple home improvement projects, including garage additions, new garages, window and siding changes, porches, and landscape structures. Approvals included conditions requiring material matches, revised plans, construction details, and administrative review.

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Architectural Board of Review

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The decisions allow several residential projects to move forward, but applicants must satisfy design and construction conditions before completing the work. Requirements include matching existing stone, siding, window grids, and trim, as well as submitting revised plans or photos for staff review. The recorded votes were unanimous among the three participating board members.

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Approved the garage addition at 19200 North Park Boulevard, including a seven-foot extension, new garage doors, and a matching parapet wall, conditioned on staff confirmation that the new stone matches the existing house.
Approved the landscape element at 2741 Sherbrooke Road, conditioned on using uniform ceiling material except for a minimized or eliminated rear overhang and submitting construction details for administrative review.
Approved the window alteration at 2761 Chesterton Road, conditioned on matching the check rails and grid patterns of the existing windows and submitting revised drawings and a window quote.
Approved the new 20-by-22-foot garage at 20699 Almar Road, conditioned on smoothing the foundation curb while the concrete is still green.
Approved the exterior alteration at 22150 Rye Road, conditioned on matching existing house window grids and trim details and painting the house, including the new eight-inch aluminum siding.
Approved the landscape element at 16850 South Woodland Road, adding a rear spa, pergola, sandstone paving, and replacement entry doors.
Approved the garage at 14217 Ashwood Road, conditioned on using panelized doors.
Approved the 24-by-24-foot garage at 19406 Scottsdale Boulevard, conditioned on using panelized doors.
Approved the siding and door alteration at 3598 Glencairn Road, conditioned on using double five-inch straight-lap siding; the minutes also note that a rooftop air-conditioning condenser cannot be replaced in its current rooftop location.

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