Text Box: March 2006 Text Box: Text Box: ARCHITECT PLANS TO CONVERT OBERLIN HOUSE FOR OFFICES By Kathleen Kotcher Architect Richard Leggin last month asked the town council for a letter of support for his plans to convert the house at 6110 Oberlin Ave. into new offices for his architectural business as well as a studio apartment on the second floor. His current office is above Bell Builders at 6112 Oberlin and he recently purchased the house next door. He said he plans to leave the Bell Builders office because he has “outgrown the space.” Mr. Leggin noted that the houses around the Irish Inn were designated by the 1989 Master Plan as suitable for Commercial Transitional (C-T) zoning. He characterized C-T zoning as “residential in appearance but suitable for business purposes.” He pointed out that after completion of the Master Plan, residents had the option of rezoning their properties. All but the former owner of 6110 Oberlin, Frank Corder, did. His plans call for “a modest addition” on the 1,600 square foot house. He hopes to have the dual lot rezoned into one lot. According to the C-T zoning limitations, the footprint of the house can be expanded 30 percent. He repeatedly emphasized that the setback and height requirements for C-T zoning are more restrictive than for other types of commercial zoning. The house was in poor condition, he said, and the