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Photo Kevin Mullaney
Cape Cod Commission members listen to discussion on siting of a private home in the so-called Hopper landscape. |
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Kline house to get DRI review
Banner Daily Update posted Fri. Oct. 5
By Kevin Mullaney
Banner Correspondent
In a precedent-setting 7-4 vote, the Cape Cod Commission agreed Thursday to take on the proposed Kline residence on Stephen’s Way in Truro as a Development of Regional Impact. The Commission’s vote marks the first time the Commission has ever reviewed new construction of a single-family home as a DRI and the first time that an “historical setting” has been the predominant issue for review.
The 6,500 square foot home is proposed by Andrea and Donald Kline, who purchased the 9-plus acre lot for $6.75 million in May. In addition to the presence of four endangered species and a freshwater wetland, the bayside property abuts the South Truro cottage of famed American painter Edward Hopper and is part of the 35-acre “Hopper Landscape,” defined by those in attendance not as the landscape Hopper painted but as “the broad, open landscape that inspired him.” The proposed dwelling, despite being lauded for its architectural beauty, would sit on the ridge, the highest spot on the property, 400 feet from the Bay.
In deciding to accept the project as a DRI, the Commission staff will look at the possibility of relocating and perhaps reconfiguring the “building envelope” to further minimize its impact on the endangered species habitat, most notably the somewhat abundant presence of broom crowberry, as well as the structure’s visual impact on the historic landscape. Because of the endangered species and size of the property (over two acres), the Klines were required to file an Environmental Notification Form with the state and are currently awaiting approval of a conservation permit from the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species office.
The decision was made after the recommendation of Commission staff and after nearly three hours of presentation and testimony. Although the Commission took up the issue on their own authority, a letter requesting they take on the project as a DRI from the Truro Board of Selectmen carried a lot of weight. Truro Selectman Chris Lucy, the lone nay vote in the board’s decision, was the only member of the public to speak against the commission accepting the project as a DRI. There was no immediate comment from the Klines on the decision.
For more on this story see the Oct. 11 Provincetown Banner.
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