HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD
PUBLIC HEARING
July 12, 2010
The Public Hearing of the Historic District Commission of East Hartford, Connecticut was called to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Building Department Conference Room at Town Hall by Chair David Holmes.
On a roll call by Secretary Robert Pasek:
PRESENT: Secretary Robert Pasek, Chair David Holmes, Travis Simpson, Alternate Jeffrey Cummings, and Gloria Visgilio-Lupi
ABSENT: Alternate Dusty McMahan, Vice-Chair Steven Hudak, and Alternate Catherine Condio.
ALSO PRESENT: Liaison Mary G. Martin; Municipal Historian, Raymond Johnson; Mayor Melody Currey (7:20)
Legal Notice read by Clerk, Michelle Enman.
Presentation by Applicant (#75) – 119 Naubuc Avenue – (Owner: Simpson): Certificate of Appropriateness requested for work including reshingle roof; re-wrap window sills; remove and replace existing chimney; change pitch of roof on rear addition; re-roof caretaker’s shed, and repair siding on barn.
After Mr. Simpson presented his materials to the Commission, and following a lengthy discussion; the details of the application are as follows: 1. Re-shingle roof due to hail damage – shall be architectural asphalt shingle (currently has asphalt); 2. Re-wrap windows due to hail damage (rear & High Street sides) with aluminum (currently has aluminum) will include some areas of the sills not currently wrapped; 3. Existing chimney removal and replace the exterior part of the chimney to look the same as it currently does using veneer materials and natural brick (Boulder Creek product or approved equal) (the chimney structure has been declared unsafe by a structural engineer); 4. Change rear addition roof pitch; 5. Accessory building: “Caretaker’s Shed” –
re-roof with asphalt (currently has asphalt). The existing cupola on the shed should be replaced with one that is similar in design and structure; 6. Accessory barn: Siding repair to match current 3-tab asphalt shingles.
Mr. Simpson made one modification to the application, he is deleting item 4, change rear addition roof pitch.
There being no further discussion, the Public Hearing was CLOSED at 7:44p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Michelle Enman, Clerk
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