Remarks by Lindsay Lecour
399 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 14 of 16
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“Let me see if that's of the PDF or the actual page. No, I think it's page 16 of the document. So it's page 23 of the PDF. In understory designs under the second bullet, it says maximum clear height of any non-habitable understory space measured from finish grade to the underside of the elevated structure above shall not exceed seven feet. Is that right? I think we meant that as a minimum.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“I think that's I think that's a minimum not a maximum and then Excuse me”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Right, but we're not putting a max. We're saying this is saying maximum of 7 feet. I think at one point this group discussed a minimum such that It read as an understory and wasn't like a crawl space, like a four foot understory.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Yeah, okay. So I think we might, in efforts of keeping this moving forward, we might just want to I mean, it says because we're limiting parking areas, open or partially enclosed ground level space. I mean, there's a whole list of things that are limited, accessory or storage areas. So I think that limitation would preclude the house we just approved that you designed. So I'm not sure we do want to do that bullet point. So we have the bullet point above it, which I think is interesting. It says non-habitable understory areas, as defined pursuant to the code, shall be designed to maintain…”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“So let's remove that. And then in the index of approved homes.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“It becomes public when you submit it to the town.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“The appendix of approved homes for reference, we have one of Stephen Betts' homes on the front, and then we have it again, I mean, I guess we have it daytime, nighttime as the first home, and then we have another one of his homes. Let's mix them up a little bit more. I don't want people to think I have to go hire this architect to build this home in Surfside. Let's spread them out, I guess.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Okay, we got one tonight. You know, and this will grow.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“So maybe just split up those two with the one we approved tonight, and we'll keep adding.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, and I think we don't have, actually, yeah, this is an addition, this one at the end, right? Yeah, the garland? Yeah, and that says addition? Do we not specify new home versus, no, we don't. Interesting. No, I think we mixed those together. Okay, that's fine. That's fine. Okay, so I think those were all my comments.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Okay. Okay, let's go for the don'ts. So I think just title-wise, how can we phrase this in a slightly gentler way besides design don'ts frowned upon? Things to avoid? Elements to avoid? Things to avoid? Something like that?”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Right. Let me rephrase what Carlos says, as I usually do. Is that too harsh? Things to avoid. Let's maybe stick with that. Okay. So, Scarlett, maybe we can pull it up on the screen and we can walk through those few pages.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Yeah, it's 48 of the PDF. OK, got it. OK, so we'll change the title. Page 49 is the first. So Carlos and Moses, I'd really like your thoughts on these. So the first one, double height window at front facade, agree. Two-story vertical plane, prominent, agree. Bulk of structure out of context, agree. Gate not 50% opaque, agree. Any wall sconces are the other thing I would say there.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Yeah. These are things to avoid. especially since they're at weirdly different heights. Okay, anything else? Can we go on to the second one? Because there's a lot.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Scale of garage wall above door, yes, we hate that. Wall proportions out of context, yes. No green niches at side walls. Mechanical equipment not screened.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“No, it cannot be in the side setback. So yeah, you could say mechanical equipment does not meet code.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“OK, the next one, no main entry porch design. I think what we're saying is no prominent main entry, because that doesn't have to be a porch necessarily. No 360, but we don't really see any other facades, so hard to say. I think the driveway design, it's, what do you mean by, I think it's that there's too much impervious, it's too much pavement, which you say no permeable materials, but I don't think the driveway design or permeability meets code here, would it?”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Right. Yeah. So I think it's just too much pavement, not enough green is the big takeaway there. and no prominent main entry. Okay, moving on to page 50, bulk of structure out of context, balcony design out of context.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“So balcony design out of context. What do we mean there? I'm not sure the balcony is the issue. I think this is the height and mass, yeah, bulk and mass and height of structure is out of context.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Yeah, the elevated pool is not compatible with the neighborhood. I think that's part of it.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“You're capturing all this as we go, right?”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“but this this image shows that so i think that the key part of this image is both the buck bulk and mass of the house and the elevated pool that's incompatible um metal roof on legacy home yeah i think the metal roof is not compatible with the existing homes architecture i mean that's a little up for interpretation um i mean i”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“So I think this one's a little bit harder. I mean, I think if this had a cement tile roof, no one would care. I mean, it'd be fine. You know, like, it wouldn't be egregious. But yes, the landscaping, I would say, and the driveway.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026
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“Yeah, I might, I think I'm okay leaving this as is, as described.”
Planning and Zoning Board · Mar 26, 2026