Historic District Commission
Minutes
Land Use Meeting Room
September 4, 2012
Members present: Acting Chair Steve Sample, SS; Elaine Steinert, ES; Lucy Kennedy, LK
Absent with notification: Jason Berger, JB
Staff present: Peggy Ammendola, PA
Cornelia Brooke Gilder and Louisa Brooke, 73 Main Street, Map 43 Parcel 62, construct a side entrance access with a small covered porch.
Making the presentation was Ms. Gilder. Drawings of the proposed changes were reviewed with the Commission. Since filing the application Ms. Gilder has learned that a second means of egress (on the wing) is required. This door will not be visible from the street, but an edge of the porch would be.
ES made a motion to approve the application as presented and LK seconded the motion. The Commission voted to agree 3-0.
Other Business:
a) For the benefit of ES, SS summarized a recent discussion between the HDC and the Planning Board on sign bylaws. The session at the PB’s August 28, 2012 meeting was attended by LK and SS. SS said that the goal is to draft a document based on the language in the existing HDC Guidelines and propose amendments with unified language to the bylaws of the HDC, ZBA, and the Town.
b) SS said that he has not yet written the letter (see August 7, 2012 minutes) to the Historical Commission asking them to document the existing shutters on the Church on the Hill before the new ones are installed.
c) SS said that he does not believe that he has received the draft of the letter from Town Planner Mary Albertson that she was to write and coordinate with SS before presenting to the HDC. Note: MA completed, SS reviewed, and the letter was sent to the HDC on August 30, 2012.
Approve Minutes:
June 5, 2012: Tabled since June 19, 2012 until JB, CC & SS are available.
June 19, 2012: Tabled since July 17, 2012 until SS, CC & JB are available.
August 7, 2012: Tabled until JB, SS & LK are available.
ES made a motion to adjourn and LK seconded the motion. The Commission voted 3-0 to adjourn at 6:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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