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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOKH 05 27 26 Draft Minutes Town of Barnstable Old King’s Highway Historic District Committee MINUTES Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 6:30pm To all persons deemed interested or affected b y the Town of Barnstable's Old King’s Highway Historic District Act under Section 9 of Chapter 470, Acts of 1973 as amended. You are hereby notified that a hearing was held by remote participation via Zoom Meetings on the following applications: Bett McCarthy, Chair Present Erin Donovan Present Lesley Wallace Present Wendy Shuck, Clerk Present Erica Brown, Administrative Assistant Present A quorum being met, Chair Bett McCarthy called the hearing to order at 6:30 pm. The Chair explained the hearing and appeal process and invited the public to address the Committee and view the plans of interest when the application is called. ______________________________________________________________________________ Roll Call Chair Bett McCarthy called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and took roll call. Attendance Roll Call: Lesley Wallace Erin Donovan Wendy Shuck Bett McCarthy Continued Applications Ledec, Catherine & George TRS, 199 Harbor Point Road, Barnstable, Map 352, Parcel 017, Built 1977 Install roof mounted solar panels. Jennifer Chamber Abate from Sunrun and George Ledec, homeowner, were in attendance for this item. Jenn presented a revised plan for the solar panel array. They were able to add more panels onto the rear, scale down the number of panels on the right-side roof, and move the remaining panels towards the rear of the roof plane. George noted that they listened to the Committee’s suggestions and reiterated their opinion that solar panels are the least invasive form of renewable energy. He urged the Committee to approve the application as revised. Committee Discussion: Lesley- Thanked the representative and applicant for listening to the Committee. Although it would be preferable if all the panels could be located on the back or if the roof could be changed to a darker color, she noted that the revised application is a good alternative. She also noted that the neighbor who would see the panels the most did offer a letter in support of the project. Erin- Agreed with Lesley particularly about the color of the roof, but since the remaining panels facing south are placed as far back as they can be on the roof, they would be minimally visible. Wendy- Agreed with Lesley and Erin. She thanked the applicants for listening to the Committee’s suggestions and finds the revised plans to be appropriate. Bett- She found the revised plans to be appropriate and thanked the applicants for listening to the Committee. Public Comment: None Wendy Shuck moved to close the public hearing. Lesley Wallace seconded. Roll Call Vote: Wendy Shuck- aye Erin Donovan- aye Lesley Wallace- aye Bett McCarthy- aye Wendy Shuck moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness Application for Ledec, Catherine & George TRS, 199 Harbor Point Road, Barnstable, Map 352, Parcel 017, Built 1977 to install roof mounted solar panels per revised plans dated 05/18/26 as submitted. Lesley Wallace seconded. Roll Call Vote: Wendy Shuck- aye Erin Donovan- aye Lesley Wallace- aye Bett McCarthy- aye APPLICATIONS Linder, Jacob & Clare, 201 Capes Trail, West Barnstable, Map 088, Parcel 008/009, Built 1999 Paint front of the dwelling to Benjamin Moore 712 “Fort Pierce Green”. Wendy Shuck moved to open the public hearing. Lesley Wallace seconded. Roll Call Vote: Wendy Shuck- aye Erin Donovan- aye Lesley Wallace- aye Bett McCarthy- aye Jacob and Clare Linder were in attendance for this item. Jacob presented a photograph of the house when it was purchased in 2019. Since then there has been water damage and storm damage to the dwelling which has made them need to do repairs and new siding. Currently, new siding is on the house with just primer. They’re hoping to paint the house Benjamin Moore 712 “Fort Pierce Green”. Clare also noted that the house was previously green and that they are not looking to change the appearance much from when they bought it. Committee Discussion: Wendy- Noted that there are multiple different architectures featuring different colors within the neighborhood. She felt that the selected color would be a nice addition within the neighborhood. Erin- Appropriate. She also noted as she drove by the house that there were two colors; one shade lighter and one shade darker and wondered which shade of color it would be. Jacob noted that it would be the color on the left closer to the door. Lesley- Appropriate. Felt the lighter shade to the left would be better on the house. Bett- Agreed with the Committee. No issues with the color. Wendy Shuck moved to close the public hearing. Lesley Wallace seconded. Roll Call Vote: Wendy Shuck- aye Erin Donovan- aye Lesley Wallace- aye Bett McCarthy- aye Wendy Shuck moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness Application for Linder, Jacob & Clare, 201 Capes Trail, West Barnstable, Map 088, Parcel 008/009, Built 1999 to paint front of the dwelling to Benjamin Moore 712 “Fort Pierce Green” as submitted. Lesley Wallace seconded. Roll Call Vote: Wendy Shuck- aye Erin Donovan- aye Lesley Wallace- aye Bett McCarthy-aye EXTENSIONS None MINOR MODIFICATION None OTHER: None Approval of Minutes None Next Meeting Date: June 10, 2026; June 24, 2026 ADJOURNMENT- Wendy Shuck moved to adjourn the meeting Wednesday May 13, 2026. Lesley Wallace seconded. Roll Call Vote: Lesley Wallace-aye Erin Donovan- aye Wendy Shuck- aye Bett McCarthy- aye Meeting adjourned at 6:50pm. Respectfully Submitted, Erica Brown, Administrative Assistant Planning & Development