Historic District Commission Meeting

DURHAM HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Council Chambers, Durham Town Hall
8 Newmarket Road, Durham, N.H.
*Please see notes at end*
AGENDA

I.          Call to Order

II.         Opening remarks from the Chair

III.       Approval of the Agenda

IV.       Public Comments

V.         Discussion with Mike Lynch, DPW Director, about Durham Department of Public Works projects:

             A. Durham Point Road – Route 108 intersection
             B. Old Landing Park on the Oyster River – refreshing the park
             C. Other projects

VI.       30 Main Street - Signage.  Application to amend earlier approval for the design of  four signs at 30 Main Street for The Juicery and The Soupery  – two front wall signs and one projecting sign.  Alex Vandermark, applicant.  Mark Henderson, property owner. Signs by Portsmouth Sign Company.  Map 4, Lot 1-0.

VII.      Three Chimneys Inn – Reconstruction of two stone walls, adjustment to sign, and discussion about other site improvements.  17 Newmarket Road.  The inn is planning various projects on the property as part of a long-term landscaping master plan.  Changes to stone walls, signage, and certain other potential future improvements are subject to HDC review.  Three Chimneys Inn, LLC, property owner, c/o Karen Meyer, Innkeeper.  Robbi Woodburn, Landscaping Architect.  Piscataqua Landscape and Tree Company, contractor.  Map 5, Lot 5-11.

VIII.    5 Tavern Way – New House.  Proposed new single-family, two-story house on vacant lot with frontage on Newmarket Road.  The lot was created from a recent 2-lot subdivision of the former Mill Pond property.  Benjamin Morrison, Stratham, NH, realtor and applicant.  Swedepole Investments, c/o Paul and Helen Goransson, lot owner.  Newmarket Plains, LLC, c/o Paul LeBeau, designer.  Langdon Construction, LLC, c/o Paul Langdon, contractor.  Map 6, Lot 9-8-1.

IX.       Historic District Ordinance changes.  Pursuant to recommendations from the HDC, the Town Council initiated numerous amendments to the Historic District ordinance.   The amendments were forwarded to the Planning Board for review.  The Planning Board has proposed additional changes to the ordinance and has sent all of the proposed changes to the HDC for its comments.

X.        Other Business

XI.       Approval of Minutes

XII.      Adjournment - by 9:30 p.m.

Please note:

Additional information.  Files on the items above are available for review in the Planning Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Contacting us.  Contact the Planning Department with questions or comments about the items above or any planning-related matters.  Call (603) 868-8064 or email                              

kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us (Karen Edwards, Administrative Assistant) or mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us (Michael Behrendt, Town Planner).

Communication aids.  Please provide the Town 48-hours notice if special communication aids are needed.

Next meeting.  The next Historic District Commission meeting will be May 5, 2016.