Minutes

October 5, 2006

North End - Huntington Heights Architectural Review Board.

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm.

Board members in attendance:

Bea Dahlen, Steve Hudak, Carolyn Hughes, Phil Shook, Deirdre Wells, Fred Whittaker

Absent:  Katie Stodghill

Staff in attendance:

David Watson
 

The minutes were approved as presented with clarifications regarding the painting of wood siding.

Motion to approve: Dahlen

Second: Wells

Unanimous

COA-06-172   347 57^th Street.  Jack and Beth Taylor.

This application is for the removal of aluminum siding and the installation of new vinyl siding. 

Mr. Shook read a letter submitted by Marcus King, expressing his support for the approval of this application.  Mr. Shook then referenced the relevant section of the guidelines.  The Taylors presented photographs of the original wood siding in a small area where the aluminum siding had been peeled back.  The Board noted that the profile of the proposed new vinyl siding was very similar to the original wood siding.

The applicants stated that they would like to install panel shutters instead of louvers.  The Board had no objection.

Motion to approve:  Dahlen

Second:  Wells

The motion was unanimously approved.

 COA-06-173  230 52^nd Street.  Ed Ireland.

This is application is for the installation of picket style railings on the front porch.  Mr. Shook read the guidelines pertaining to porch railings.  Mr. Whittaker noted that the round, or turned, style of picket was inappropriate for the house.  He stated, and the Board concurred, that the appropriate style would be a plain square picket without a turn.  The Board also stipulated that any lattice work that might be installed shall have spacing equal to the width of the board.

A motion to approve was put forth for the approval of the application with the stipulation that only a square picket with no turn be used in the railings and lattice work shall have spacing equal to the width of the board.

Motion to approve:  Dahlen

Second:  Wells

The motion was unanimously approved.

Old Business

The Board was reminded of the October 19^th meeting for the review of Guidelines at 1800 in the Council Chambers.

New Business

Mr. Shook noted that the Bea Dahlen and Katie Stodghill would complete their service on the Board in November.  He has requested that Ms. Wells fill the spot reserved for an Engineer or Architect.  This move would enable the filling of the two vacancies from the existing applicant pool.