Lack of compromise prompted HDC denial
There would be a house at 615 Lowell Road today if the builder had compromised and reduced the size of the building.
Members of the Historic Districts Commission who oversaw the application for a house at 615 Lowell Road have already stated why they do not agree with the judge’s ruling.
As always, a judge’s decision is based on which side makes the best case. The builder’s lawyer may have found it more difficult to win his case on the facts, so he chose to disparage the commission members.
The HDC’s unanimous vote to deny the application for a house at 615 Lowell Road was because the developer was asked with each submission to reduce the size of the building. Instead it grew larger. There would be a house at 615 Lowell Road today if the builder had compromised and reduced the size of the building.
Despite the judge’s ruling, the developer still needs the permission of the HDC to move ahead with the project.
Dennis Fiori
Strawberry Hill Road
The author is a former member of the Historic Districts Commission.
