Historic
District Commission
Meeting
of
February
2, 2005, 4:00 PM
Members Present: John Dowd, Chair; Carol Neal, Vice
Chair; Meg Stewart; Polly Burnell; Paul Church; and Eric Dray
Town Hall Representative: Maxine Notaro, Permit Coordinator.
John Dowd opened
the Work Session at 3:40 PM.
Informal
discussion with Gary Locke regarding proposed repairs to the Pizza Stand at
315A – 319 Commercial Street.
Gary
Locke and Lenny Enos, the owner, requested suggestions and ideas from the HDC
before proceeding with their final plans and construction. Mr. Locke explained
what they hoped to do. Mr. Enos stated that he would like to demolish and
rebuild the structure as the building is in disrepair. He said he would keep the
same look and add a 2nd story for office space.
Eric
Dray stated that this case really is two: demolition and design. He would like
to know more about the history of the building. Meg Stewart agreed with Mr.
Dray. It is two separate issues. She feels that the building should not be
increased in size and volume.
John
Dowd and the members of the Commission made suggestions for a new design. The
applicants will return for another informal discussion with sketches.
It was decided
to review the minutes of the last three meetings at the next meeting when the
Commission members would have a chance to review them.
Case
2005-10 Application by Neal Kimball on behalf of
240 Bradford Street Realty Trust for
a Certificate of Compliance to be issued in accordance with the
Provincetown Historic District Commission established under the General
By-Laws, Chapter 15 of the Town of Provincetown. The applicant seeks approval for the reconfiguration of the
window layout on the front (South) elevation by replacing two double-hung and
two awning windows with two double-hung windows and to add a foyer and sunroom
on the West side and extend the building to the North adding a living room with
a new master bedroom above at the property located at 240 Bradford Street,
Building #2, Unit #3, Provincetown, MA.
Neal Kimball
explained that the house was a garage conversion and that the rear is not
visible from a public way. It was brought out that the work on the structure
would be a significant improvement on a non-contributing structure.
John Dowd asked
for public comments and abutters Elaine Anderson and Lorraine Kujawa had no
problems with what the applicant plans to do.
A motion was
made to approve this Case as submitted.
Moved by: Meg Stewart Seconded by:
Polly Burnell Yea: 5 Nay: 0
Case
2005-11 Application by Paul Van Apeldoorn on
behalf of Cassandra Benson for
a Certificate of Compliance to be issued in accordance with the
Provincetown Historic District Commission established under the General
By-Laws, Chapter 15 of the Town of Provincetown. The applicant seeks approval to construct a dormer on the West
façade of the roof at the property located at 284B Commercial Street, Unit
#5, Provincetown, MA.
Eric Dray stated
that the request conforms to the dormer guidelines. The visibility is not major
from a public way. The Commission members had no problem with the five-window
setup. There were no public comments.
A motion was
made to accept the Elevation #2 drawing with the five windows that conforms to
Guideline #8a.
Moved by: Polly Burnell Seconded by:
John Dowd Yea: 4 Nay:
0 Abstained: 1
Carol Neal abstained as she felt she
had a conflict.
Case
2005-12 Application by Timothy Harrington for a Certificate of Compliance to
be issued in accordance with the Provincetown Historic District Commission
established under the General By-Laws, Chapter 15 of the Town of
Provincetown. The applicant seeks
approval for the addition of a shed roof to bridge two existing doghouse
dormers on the West/North elevation at the property located at 96 Commercial
Street, Provincetown, MA.
A motion was
made to approve the application as submitted.
This application falls under Guideline #8a. John Dowd had to step down,
as he is an abutter so Eric Dray voted in his place.
Moved by: Polly Burnell Seconded by:
Eric Dray Yea: 5 Nay: 0
Case
2005-13 Application by Kirk Carter and Anthony
Price for a
Certificate of Compliance to be issued in accordance with the Provincetown
Historic District Commission established under the General By-Laws, Chapter 15
of the Town of Provincetown. The
applicant seeks approval to alter the design of a shed dormer on the rear
(East) side of the structure by reducing the width by 28” and to extend the
footprint towards the rear by 36” and to remove two previously approved windows
on the left (North) side of the main structure at the property located at 11
Cottage Street, Provincetown, MA.
This Case was
heard by the HDC at an earlier date and was presented by Neal Kimball who
presented this revised version. He explained the new changes requested.
Eric
Dray was opposed to the dormer extension as it was not within the bounds of the
roof slope. Meg Stewart agreed.
John
Dowd felt a compromise might work regarding a window by retaining the placement
and filling in the window. Eric Dray was against this as it would be setting a
precedent.
There
were no changes made to the previous approval. It would be up to the client to
keep the three windows as a change to the two.
A
motion was made to deny the application altering the previous approved design.
The location of the original windows is covered in Guideline #s 5b and c. The
dormer alteration is covered by Guideline #8a.i as the proposed dormer would
extend beyond the original roof slope.
Moved by: Polly Burnell Seconded by: Meg Stewart Yea:
5 Nay: 0
Case
2005-14 Application by Neal Kimball on behalf of
Kathryn Rafter for a
Certificate of Compliance to be issued in accordance with the Provincetown
Historic District Commission established under the General By-Laws, Chapter 15
of the Town of Provincetown. The
applicant seeks approval to raise the roof over the rear (North) ell by 42”.
The new roof to include shed dormers on the East and West sides. Add two double
hung windows in the new North gable end, add a small skylight on the West side,
add a hood over the existing West French entry doors, replace two casement
windows on the second floor of the main structure with same having divided
light grills, replace front (South) facing skylights with two dog house dormers
at the property located at 138 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA.
Meg Stewart
stepped down from hearing this Case as she is a direct abutter.
John Dowd felt
that the doghouse dormer should be scaled back. There was a general discussion
regarding the double door and hood over the door and the size overall. There
was one letter in the file from abutters Melissa Schwartz and Linda Freundlich
in support of the alterations.
A motion was
made to continue this hearing to the meeting of February 16.
Moved by: Carol Neal Seconded by: Paul Church Yea:
5 Nay: 0
Prior to
adjournment, the Commission members discussed procedures for hearing Cases.
The next meeting
of the HDC will be on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 4:00 PM.
A motion was
made to adjourn the meeting 5:50 PM.
Moved by: John Dowd Seconded by: Carol Neal Yea:
5 Nay: 0
Respectfully
submitted by
Joel
Glasser
Recording
Secretary
Approved
by: _________________________________________ on _________________________
John Dowd, Chairman Date