Remarks by James Mackenzie
85 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
- Play at 30:52
“I find it quite interesting that all of a sudden we're sort of in limbo is where I feel like we're at. I can see some touches based on the comment that you made that you reached out to a previous member. And I honestly have to tell you that the articulation of the back of the house, I find it more residential than the stiffness of the front facade. And I'm not sure if it's something about whether you have these caps, these lines that you're outlining in a darker color versus the background of the actual building. And maybe what needs to happen is, since, and I may be completely out of line…”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 33:20
“It's in the shower of a bathroom in the second floor.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 33:24
“Well, I would just take it out completely.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 33:30
“I don't think it's a place where you sit and contemplate the view from the second floor. But anyway, it's up to you. I think fair play. is all out there. My last comment is there seems to be a little bit of a lack of proper composition between the door of the garage, which sits low, obviously, because the car's not on jacks, but then the entry door goes all the way to the floor to ceiling. Meanwhile, the window to the left, which I think is quite an important window, I would try to make an effort to bring that all the way up so that it matches the height of that front door. And the…”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 35:22
“Excuse me for interrupting, because in the back, in the composition of the rear, you have the slats that you presented, the composite slats that go all the way up. And that first floor looks really clean with that column in the corner and then the header beam across with the slats reaching up to that point. And I like the composition of the back. With respect to what I was saying about the roof, that line that you're creating up there, you don't necessarily need to extend it in both directions. I think you have a terrace to the north. I would imagine this is the north on the right of the…”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 36:20
“I don't think so. I think it just needs to go to the right. Because the bottom line is so strong where those plants are trying to hide it. That line is very strong and I think the other one is too timid. So if you just extended it a little bit towards the group of palm trees on the right, I think it would bring the whole composition a little closer.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 37:24
“You know, we seem to be in a whole different ballgame. Yeah. You're the boss.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 41:09
“I know that it's a little bit more expensive to collect water on the roofs. duct them all the way down to a crawl space and put a tank, a reserve tank in the crawl space. Maybe the cost of doing that, when I say the tank and the crawl space, I'm talking about something that can hold maybe more than 500 gallons of water, rainwater, which could be then turned into a watering system for the plants, the beautiful plants on the first floor and the garden. So you're doing two things. You're saving money for the client who's gonna live here and having that second meter for irrigation, right, over…”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:01:35
“OK. Hi. Hi. Just wanted to Suggest to you, I think the front of this building, it looks like a building, the house is, for its location, I think you did a great job. But I have a couple of suggestions for you, if that's allowed. Open to suggestions.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:02:05
“Question. Your pool is on the northeast-northwest corner of the site. Correct. Did you consider the sun position at all in the selection of that corner for the pool, or there was other reasons and factors that made you decide to put it there? And I'll tell you why. The sun on the north side of us is probably maybe a two month thing. Most of the time the sun is on the south east corner of your property. And it seems like really appropriate to be out there in that pool when it's nice and sunny out. But I'm curious to know what made that decision.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:03:31
“So the commitment of having it there has been made, right?”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:03:41
“I thought flipping the house would be perfect for that pool, but I'm sure you have stronger feelings about having it on that corner. I think the front is very articulate. I also like the fact that unlike the previous presentation, your windows and front door match the same heights for a nice composition at the entry. Thank you. I like the idea of having that pool on the second floor. It's actually very interesting to me.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:04:21
“Yeah. So the presentation of the house is, I think, quite nice for the location. The Harding is full of... unsightly things this is not going to be one thank you the back i would just suggest you know architect to architect um the back seems a little abandoned it seems like two buildings joined by a bridge in my is my sense of that bridge is a deck you're Right, but it's a little naked, the back. I don't know if you would consider creating some eyebrows maybe to help with the sun beating those windows right on the facade.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:05:23
“Well, in essence, I think you did a good job for that location. It's very challenging to do something creative when you have a highway in front of you.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:09:41
“I may be looking at it differently, but his fence aligns with the garage door on the north.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:12:42
“So we're still allowing compressors on the ground?”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:12:50
“Yeah, but to meet flood criteria. Yes, to meet flood criteria. That's the only requirement.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:13:05
“Yeah, building code. I'm not sure. I don't know, the building department wouldn't make that decision.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:13:33
“Would you accept, would you consider the comments that we've made? Oh, absolutely, yes. Okay, and try to make at least the effort to make some changes. And you have those changes pretty much lined up with your attorney? Yeah? Okay, so I move to approve subject to the changes that were discussed.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:14:25
“I didn't hear anything else. I think you made the right.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:26:20
“um it's a beautiful house there's no doubt about it i think uh the organizational part of it the the way the the facades address you know a common language which uh reads throughout the entire structure, whether it's the back or the front or the side. I just don't feel offended if I say something that you might not like. But I have to say that there's only one house that I can point to that has sort of the same spirit. in Surfside, which is a waterfront house that has been on the market forever. It says that it's under contract, hopefully it will be so we can see some people around.…”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:30:10
“It'll definitely add to the character if you have a tree in front. I mean, it creates more interest.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:30:20
“But you may consider planting one in the front.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:34:45
“Before I, I wanted to second, but before I second, I think it's something new, definitely very striking to see something new, something so different from, you know, the collage of modern architecture that we've seen over the years under the old code. But this, even though it's a very foreign style, it's been sewed very studiously. I think it's been a very conscientious effort to try to make this a very beautiful house. I don't think that I would go against it.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026
- Play at 1:41:51
“A2A02 is showing a roof plan with roof tile, right?”
Planning and Zoning Board · Jul 30, 2026