As it is a non-contributing structure (circa 1948), they really can not stop the demolition. The new building pretty much is open to design changes at this point and the actual report is consistent with the design guidelines and addresses what needs to be addressed. The windows will be required to meet the guidelines and to be more constant with the contributing structures in scale. Basically, the Staff and the HPC only can be concerned with design, the Planning Commission should only be concerned with zoning issues and so as to the number of seats, ETC., if it meets the criteria, it should be approved. We all have seen what happens in cases like this so it will be interesting to see if it turns into another Mellow Mushroom.
