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Lynn Hopkins, Chairman Anne Eccles Britta McCarthy Paul Ross Robert Warshawer PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Minutes of Thursday, August 6, 2015 Selectman's Meeting Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 7:00 PM 1 A.,, x'Nlt'` (l , ;t Meeting broadcasted by LexMedia Commissioners present: Lynn Hopkins, Chairperson, Britta McCarthy, Paul Ross, Robert Warshawer and Anne Eccles Associate Commissioners, Marilyn Fenollosa, Nancy Shepard and Robin Lovett Department Clerk: Linda Rainville and Francis Dagle FORMAL HEARINGS 7:00 PM 17 Hancock Street: Heather and Karsten Baker Nielsen, presented exterior architectural changes in the Hancock Clarke District: • Remove existing brick walk. Replace w /natural stone steppers to match existing in locations shown on plan • New fence and gate in front and side yard locations shown on plan o Walpole Woodworkers Chestnut Hill Style o 3' -0" tall pickets o Colonial caps on fence posts o Chestnut Hill 6' -0" wide double gate • Top of gate curves up o Color to match house trim: Benjamin Moore "Feather Down" #953 • New 4' -0' wide gate @ rear drive parking. o Chestnut Hill style 4' -0" wide single gate to match rest of installation • New hedge replacing existing hedge in front of new fence o Hedge to be a minimum of 4' -0" tall @ time of planting. All in favor. 7:05 PM 1874 Massachusetts Avenue: This project should have been listed as an informal hearing. Colin Smith discussed exterior architectural changes in the Battle Green District. He proposed to replace the Cary Library South entrance wood doors with aluminum framed glass doors. The Commission did not feel replacing wood doors with aluminum was appropriate for this historic building. Because the applicant had intended this as an informal hearing, no vote was taken. 7:10 PM 1656 Massachusetts Avenue: This address was listed on the Agenda by mistake. 7:15 PM 1792 Massachusetts Avenue: Amran Haq, of `Im Wireless, Verizon' proposed a plan for signage in the Battle Green District. The proposed work would be a renovation of the storefront including a new sign, lighting, base brick reduction, retiling of the entry way, and painting woodwork. The signage would use new LED (3000K) lighting in place of existing halogen bulbs. It would measure 224" X 21.5" X 3/4" with PVC Panel. The color would be a Verizon PMS red with white 3/4 thick check mark and Verizon letters. Stud mounted in PVC would be a white /z' thick "IM Wireless Premium Wireless Retailer" text. The