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Land-use code and Gaslight District
Staff described the larger land-use rewrite as a multi-year, form-based process that creates base districts and optional historic overlays. The proposed approach would treat the Gaslight area as an extension of a mill-based (Milliard) base district with a targeted Gaslight Historic District overlay to provide local design standards and greater protection than the broader arena overlay. Staff said changes would require edits to both the zoning (land use) code and certain city ordinances and would ultimately require adoption by the city via the steering committee, planning board and other city bodies.

Commissioners and staff discussed recent and prospective projects in the district, including the sold properties at 516 Gaslight and the L & M building. Staff emphasized the overlay's goals: to focus historic protections where they are most effective and to coordinate design standards tied to allowed building types in the new code. Property-owner support was described as desirable but not a prerequisite for the steering committee review.

Pulaski Park survey and historic-preservation awards
Staff reported the Pulaski Park survey is under way using Certified Local Government grant funds and that consultant reports and photos should be completed before the grant closeout later this year. The commission also reviewed plans for the city’s annual historic-preservation awards, scheduled in May at the Dairyfield School; staff circulated property lists for the awards program (examples included 443 Bridge Street, 35 Oak and several local landmarks).

Clerk vacancy and Colonial Printing signage
The commission noted a vacancy for a clerk to prepare minutes and manage records; commissioners suggested potential candidates and agreed the role could be an overview-style minutes position rather than verbatim transcription. Separately, staff raised an enforcement and outreach item involving Colonial Printing Company signage: staff said an internally lit sign had been installed without permit and that the owner has been slow to respond. Staff plans to request information and to require a permit application that will trigger an appropriate design review and any needed corrective actions.

Commission action
Commissioners agreed to finalize and send the draft letter about the Gaslight District to the land-use code steering committee and supported staff continuing the Pulaski Park survey work and award preparations. No ordinance or zoning changes were adopted at the meeting; staff described the steps needed to move an overlay forward through the steering committee, zoning code updates and planning-board review.

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A planning/historic-preservation staff member explained the Section 106 process required for federal permits and federally funded activities and said the commission, as a consulting party under the city's certified local government status, had 30 days to provide feedback. Staff described the proposed antennas as roof-top additions less than 10 feet above the building roofline and said the applicant plans to keep most equipment inside the building; the external antennas would be modest in height and, in staff’s view, not visually intrusive from sidewalks and nearby vantage points.

Staff recommendation and commission response
The staff member recommended a determination of \"no adverse effect\" on historic properties and said the state's review would follow that determination with any required mitigation. The commission opened the proposal to public comment; no public speakers appeared. Commissioners indicated no objection and staff said they would draft and send the formal letter to the state documenting the commission's determination.

Context and technical notes
Staff explained that modern telecom deployments increasingly add rooftop antennas to increase network capacity rather than only coverage, and that some rooftop facilities are disguised or color-matched to building finishes when feasible. The proposed antennas sit near the southeast corner of the roof and are about eight feet higher than the rooftop parapet, according to staff's description.

Action taken
The commission agreed to send a \"no adverse effect\" determination letter for the Section 106 review to the state's historic preservation office and the applicant; staff will prepare the letter and file it within the Section 106 review timeline.

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Commission staff reported the structure has been determined eligible for the state registry of historic places and for the NHDHI and that the owner seeks a recommendation letter to include with planning-board review materials. Jonathan (planning staff) said he would draft a letter for both the state and the planning board if the commission agreed.

Why it matters: The property is one of three octagon houses in the city and is notable within Manchester for its exterior architectural features, site history and an octagonal carriage house. Commission support and a formal letter can be part of the state review and local planning process for adaptive reuse projects in historic resources.

Commission discussion and owner's description
Sarah Matthew described previously uncovered archival references and auction listings indicating the house's construction in the 1880s, and she summarized planned work focused on restoring exterior porches, repainting and repairing historic windows and doors. Matthew said the interior contains a central spiral (circular) staircase that will not be altered and that some interior spaces were finished by prior owners. She said current configuration includes two apartments in the main octagon, a third apartment in the back octagon and a carriage-house loft unit, for a total of three residential units plus office space. Matthew said prior approvals and a condominium declaration from the 1980s exist but that some of those plans did not result in sales.

She also told the commission the site contains six parking spaces and that the typical apartment size is about 600 square feet; the carriage house is larger. Matthew said she has owned the property for about a month and a half and plans to occupy one of the restored units once needed permits and certificates of occupancy are obtained.

Commission action
Commission staff proposed — and commissioners agreed by consensus — to prepare a single letter supporting the property's state eligibility determination and to forward that recommendation to the planning board as part of the planning review. Jonathan (planning staff) told the commission he would draft the letter and circulate it for signature.

What the commission did not decide
No formal vote record was taken; the commission reached a consensus rather than a formal roll-call motion. The commission did not adopt design conditions or approve specific permit applications; those steps will occur during planning-board review and building-permit processes.

Next steps
Staff will draft a letter for the commission's signature recommending support for the state determination and for the planning-board review, and will forward it as agreed.

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Commission reviews Gaslight District land-use code proposal, Pulaski Park survey and other business; agrees to send steering-committee letter

Commission finds no adverse effect for rooftop antennas at 1155 Downstreet; staff will send Section 106 letter

Owner of octagon house at 481 Hanover Street wins commission support for preservation letter