Brooks application

Objected that the proposed house is too big for the lot and that teardowns are eroding neighborhood character; most homes lack two-car garages.

Argued the new house will be more massive even with the same bedroom count.

Argued the proposed house is too big for the small lot, that the hardship wasn't demonstrated, and that a neighboring rebuilt home met the 27-foot height limit — so this one can too.

Said the new owners never lived in the old house, and that excluding decks from the floor-area calculation plus an added garage story will make the house look far more massive than the existing one.