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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held
at 8:00 P. M. on Wednesday, November 28, 1979 in the Select-
men's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were
Commissioner John R. Packard, Chairman, Georgia H. Williams,
Secretary, John L. Davies, Roland Greeley, S. Lawrence Whipple,
and Associate Commissioner Linda J. McAuletY•
At 800 P.M. Mr. Richard Morehouse presented the appli-
cation of Peking Garden (Lexington Enterprises) for an amend-
ment to its certificate #77 C-40 dated 6/29/77 concerning a
rooftop fence for the parking lot elevation. The fence pre-
viously approved, but not installed, would have had alternating
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slots in two rows. After discussion, the Commission VOTED to
approve a simpler fence having only one row of slats, which
the applicant believes will hide rooftop fans just as well as
the earlier model, and will improve rooftop air circulation.
At 8s30 P.M. Jerry Slack presented his plans for adapting
the porch at 1640-1644 to the needs of a bicycle sales and
repair shop. The porch will be widened, a ramp and planters
will be installed. Following a brief discussion the Commission
VOTED to approve the plane.
At 8:30 P.M. Helen K. and Peter Cambourelis submitted
their plans for changes to the exterior of the 15-17 Muzzey
premises owned by Lois Ernst Iric. Realtors. The plans con-
templated removal of the front porch, to be replaced by a
Georgian style vestibule; three skylights in the front roof;
a full dormer with doors and fire escapes on the rear elevation.
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After considerable discussion of the plans, all Commission
members were left with doubts about them, and agreed to make
an inspection of the premises on December 1, before voting
on the application at their December 12 meeting.
At 9:30 the Reverend Harvey Meppelink discussed his need
for a sign to identify the Assembly of God, now holding Sunday
services at the Munroe School. The Assembly had been dis-
playing an illegal sign strapped to a tree. Reverend
Meppelink asked for two small plastic signs to be attached to
the granite driveway posts. The discussion brought out the
fact, however, that the church really wanted a sign for Sunday
only. Since this would be a "temporary" sign not requiring a
certificate of appropriateness, it was agreed that the sign
formerly strapped to the tree would be placed out front on a
tripod on Sundays only. Encouraged by this success, the
Reverend asked if he could change the paint color of the four
front doors from green to maroon. The Commission thought this
was a gcod idea and so VOTED.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 P. M.
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