Historic District Commission

APPROVED NORWICH HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Minutes of the June 6, 2018 Meeting _______________________________________________________ The special meeting of the Historic District Commission was held Monday June 6, 2018 at 3:00 pm in City Hall Room 319. Members Present: Scott Learned (Chairman) Regan Miner (Vice Chairman) Richard Guidebeck Tim Dowhan Members Absent: Bob Allen Nancy O’Neil Guests: Nicole Coughlin, Lilian Pereira I. Public Meeting Public meeting convened at 3:18 pm A. COA 365- 193 Broadway B. COA 366- 30 Huntington Place C. COA 367- 193 Broadway II. Special Meeting Special meeting convened at 3:40 pm A. Action on COAs COA 365 - 193 Broadway Tim Dowhan made a motion to accept the COA as presented with stipulation that the hardware on the fence be period appropriate hardware, and arborvitae around the fence. Regan Miner seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. APPROVED COA 366 - 30 Huntington Place Regan Miner made a motion to table the COA to request additional information from the applicant including images of the existing windows, images of the windows that would be replacing the existing windows, and identification of where the new windows will go individually by location. Tim Dowhan seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. COA 367- 193 Broadway Regan Miner made a motion to accept the COA as presented. Tim Dowhan seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. B. Old Business Letter to residents in the Historic District -Based on feedback from the previous mailing to residents, the commission will send out a letter clarifying specific concerns and include updated information. - It was suggested by Scott Learned to eliminate information in regards to blight offenses as the blight officer of Norwich will handle these issues from residents. -It was suggested by the Commission to include vendors, contractors, and products approved for work within the Historic District to uphold the historic integrity of the homes within the perimeter. -Regan Miner informed the Commission that the website had different information than what was sent out to residents in the letter. Regan Miner stated she would be in contact with the City of Norwich to resolve the issue. - The Commission agreed the document should be clear and simple with easy to follow references and definitions. - The Commission agreed all emails will be addressed to the Commissions own email, monitored by Nicole Coughlin. - The Commission suggested Regan Miner and Scott Learned add instructions on how to submit a COA in the letter to the residents. C. Next Meeting Date -The Commission agreed to cancel the June 18, 2018 Regular Meeting and create a Special Meeting of the Historic District Commission on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 5:30 in City Hall Room 319. APPROVED D. Adjournment - Scott Learned made a motion to adjourn. Richard Guidebeck seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. The Special meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm. Respectfully submitted Scott Learned Chairperson SL/nc