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OFTj <br />Town of Reading <br />RECEIVED QN <br />i w Meeting Minutes Cw,y CLERK <br />r,ONG. Mass. <br />G39.1NC04p�� <br />Board - Committee - commission - council: 101b OCT —b P 2. 28 <br />Historical Commission <br />Date: 2016-09-07 Time: 7:35 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: General Monthly Meeting Version: Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Carl Mittnight (CM) - Chair <br />Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS) - Secretary <br />Jonathan Barnes (JB) <br />Ron Weston (RW) <br />Jack Williams (JW) <br />Virginia Adams (VA) - Associate <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Mike Sullivan (MS) owner of 35 Scotland Rd <br />Joshua Latham (JL) owner representative <br />Angelo Romano (AR) roofer of Reading Depot <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />35 Scotland Rd - Mike Sullivan (MS) owner of 35 Scotland Rd, Joshua Latham (JL) <br />attended. MS had applied for a demo permit to demolish the garage, but demolished <br />the structure prior to receiving the permit; hence he didn't go thru the proper demolition <br />delay process as determined by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector had <br />advised MS that before he could issue a foundation permit for a proposed new garage, <br />MS would have to obtain RHC's approval on the original demolition permit. At this <br />meeting, JL requested that the RHC not consider the garage covered under the bylaw. <br />RHC determined that where the garage is specifically mentioned on the inventory sheet, <br />it has been RHC's position that such structure is covered by the bylaw and consistent <br />with that practice this garage is covered. Therefore, RHC denied JL's request as to Ele -se <br />inconsistent with the bylaw. In order to avoid having to uphold the bylaw requirement <br />imposing a 2 year moratorium on all subsequent permits for that property, RHC <br />determined to ask town counsel's opinion whether RHC could retroactively approve the <br />demolition permit in this case, as the Building Inspector requested. <br />Depot Shingles (AR) from Romano Roofing shingle company representing owner of the <br />Reading Depot who was unable to attend. Owner is concerned about damage from <br />falling slate shingles and wants to replace all the slate shingles. AR is suggesting an <br />architectural shingle be used as the replacement. RHC asked about replacing with slate <br />as per the applicable preservation agreement governing the Depot. Deed restrictions <br />states that the present slate roof shall be kept in good repair and retained for as long as <br />possible. AR suggested that slate replacement is too expensive but he did not have a <br />breakdown of the options. The Reading Selectmen hold that deed restrictions on this <br />Page 1 1 <br />
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