| Agenda: | TOWN OF CHATHAM
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
AGENDA
August 15, 2023
10:30 am
Large Meeting Room
Town Hall Annex - 261 George Ryder Road
Please Note: This meeting is being recorded and will be available shortly hereafter for scheduled and on demand viewing on any smartphone or tablet device. If anyone else is recording the meeting, please notify the Chairman.
Pursuant to Governor Healey’s March 29, 2023 signing of the Acts of 2023 extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the State of Emergency suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, § 20 until March 31, 2025 this meeting of the Chatham Historical Commission is being conducted in person and via remote participation.
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MINUTES: June 20, 2023 & July 18, 2023
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Application No: 23-035 To be heard in accordance with Chapter 158 (Demolition Delay Bylaw) of the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Fully Demolish a Historic Building or Structure located at 322 Bridge Street; filed by: Casa Investments P.O. Box 1205 1 Golden Ct. Westboro, Ma 01581 (Continued from July 18, 2023)
Application No: 23-038 To be heard in accordance with Chapter 158 (Demolition Delay Bylaw) of the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Fully Demolish a Historic Building or Structure located at 2515 Main Street; filed by: Eastward Companies 155 Crowell Road Chatham, Ma 02633.
Application No: 23-039 To be heard in accordance with Chapter 158 (Demolition Delay Bylaw) of the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Fully Demolish a Historic Building or Structure located at 2517 Main Street; filed by: Eastward Companies 155 Crowell Road Chatham, Ma 02633.
Application No: 23-040 To be heard in accordance with Chapter 158 (Demolition Delay Bylaw) of the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Fully Demolish a Historic Building or Structure located at 351 Barn Hill Road; filed by: Ford & Ford Attorneys at Law 72 Main Street, West Harwich, Ma 02671 filed for: Karen Romeyn 24 Old Farm Road, Darien, Conn 06820
Application No: 23-041 To be heard in accordance with Chapter 158 (Demolition Delay Bylaw) of the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Partial Demolish a Historic Building or Structure located at 79 Pleasant Street; filed by: Marian Smith 79 Pleasant Street South Chatham, Ma 02659
Application No: 23-041 To be heard in accordance with the provisions of Section 12(e) of the Cape Cod Commission Regional Policy Plan regarding properties situated in a National Historic Register District pursuant to an Application for Substantial Alteration to a Historic or Contributing Structure in a National Historic Register District Located at: 79 Pleasant Steet; filed by: Marian Smith 79 Pleasant Street South Chatham, Ma 02659
Application No: 23-042 To be heard in accordance with Chapter 158 (Demolition Delay Bylaw) of the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Partial Demolish a Historic Building or Structure located at 22 Greenwood Lane; filed by: Harry Ellis Builder, LLC 2484 Main Street South Chatham, Ma 02659 filed for: Michael J. & Cynthia S. Leal 109 Pine Street Palmer, Ma 01069
New Business:
•Current Administrative Review & Ratification – none
•Reorganization of the Commission
Old Business:
•Update, CHC 2009 Town Wide Archaeological Survey/Report (Form D) – Work proceeding with PAL.
•Update to 2015 Chatham Survey Plan (Form B) – Eric Dray, Preservation Consultant, Preliminary results and possible additional work scope. September 5, 2023 meeting
•Archaeological survey update of Chatham Cemeteries (Form E) –Dan Zoto, Review Draft Form E’s September 5, 2023 meeting
•Review of Current Historical Commission applications, review and approval of changes in process – to be discussed. September 5, 2023 meeting
•Proposed 2023 - 2024 Preservation Planning Workplan in process – Ryan Christenberry
•Amendments to Demolition Delay ByLaw to Address Neglect - In Review – Ryan Christenberry, Staff memo. September 5, 2023 meeting
Chairman’s Report:
•Status of Current Demolition Delays –
-184 Barcliff Avenue to expire October 1, 2023
-739 Crowell Road to expire August 17, 2023
•Correspondence: None.
Issues on hold
•William and Anne Nickerson homesite – national register eligibility process, Nickerson family assoc./conservation foundation sites – revision of scope of work and cost estimates, received and review in process. (Can be initiated after completion of Archeological Survey,)
•Monomoy Theatre Property - 776 Main St, Concepts/Restoration for Washington /Taylor House & Theatre, Final design, “on hold”. Pending Legal Action.
•Review of Chapter 158 bylaw, re: current 75-year threshold for acceptance.
•Development of Preservation Plan.
•Administrative Review Process, expansion in future on the determination of Historical Significance.
•Preliminary review for possible update of Marconi-RCA National Register District in relation to the Archeological Reconnaissance Survey from March 2009, to be updated. |