Remarks by Reinaldo Borges
341 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 14 of 14
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“Just state your name and I suppose your address as well.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“Okay, so we have your concern about a security fence. Is there all around like a five-foot fence? I think five feet is the maximum, right? Yeah, so you have a section showing that there is a wall all the way around the perimeter. So, yeah.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“Right, so that answers the security fence question. Then on the parking side, your concern is the day-to-day parking or like say when Amazon shows up with their truck to deliver a package, where do they park? Park on the street, typically. Okay. So I don't know if the architect wants to...”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“All right, then you got a shadow question about, you're on the south side, right? Yeah. So I don't know if you want to make a statement about shadows. Yeah, yeah, from the south, the sun comes usually from the south side, so mostly the shadows will be provided.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“And I think also the design increased the setback, right, from what's required, right? So you've got increased setbacks. So as per zoning, every foot that we come in, we have to go up.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“So, I'm sorry, every foot we go up, we have to come in.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“So this is actually the normal setback right here. Right there, yeah.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“So to avoid the wedding cake effect, basically you did the second story setback all the way down. Exactly. Zoning already covered that. Yeah. Yeah, so drainage, in terms of the way the site drains, your civil engineer has designed this thing to meet all the codes, basically water retention on site. You have retaining walls that really don't allow water from this site to go into your property. So it should all be good, except in a storm surge, Category 6 event. I hope you evacuate. There should be some water. All right. You're satisfied with the...”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“Well, so, yeah, we're going to take a vote and articulate our suggestion of moving forward in one way or another. Okay. Thank you. So we're done with public comments. So now further, any other questions that we have? We're good. We made all our comments. So if I were to state that we're going to be not voting to approve, we're going to ask the applicant to come back as soon as they can with further detailing and articulation to the concern of Sort of the edge canopy system, the integration of the slider versus the folding doors. I mean, that's kind of weird. I think you need to study that a…”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“And I know we've discussed about the deliverables for these packages before. It would be nice to always require more detailed external renderings and just sort of these sort of global renderings where you're standing 80 feet away from the house and that's what we get. It would be nice to be able to get into the entry area, the terraces, kind of feel the way the building behaves at that level with some additional renderings.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“We would like to have a full-scale mock-up.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“This house is that important, okay? Yeah. Absolutely, yeah. So we're going to move to defer. As soon as you get back, you're going to need some time, and now you've got the holidays and so on. So I don't know if you're back for January or February. I mean, you've got to do this work anyway. So, I mean, we're tending to say yes. But we're saying we want to participate a little bit more with you and understand how you're detailing and sort of things getting recalibrated and aligned and so on. And I think that's a deferment, no condition. I mean, it's just to come back with more detail.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“Okay. Is there a second? Second. Okay. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. So we're on track. Thank you. Appreciate your patience with us today. And you're welcome to download the full package from the city portal as well so you have everything that... you care to see. Thank you so much. And we will meet again in January, right?”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“Well, she doesn't have to come back for the 8th. She's going to work through Christmas with a lot of details, it seems.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“But, yeah, I think the house will benefit from that extra level that will give you more feedback once we see that. But it will be good to redo those renderings, trying to simulate your glazing system as accurately as possible. That will be wonderful. So thank you.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025
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“General public, okay. All right, so we're good. All right, meeting adjourned? Good? All right, happy holidays to everyone.”
Architectural Review Board · Dec 4, 2025