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Historic Resource Review Board approves 6-foot white vinyl fence at 28 Grover Street
Summary
The Historic Resource Review Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a 6-foot solid white vinyl perimeter fence at 28 Grover Street after discussion about materials, length and yard security; one member said they would abstain because the applicant is a relative.
The Historic Resource Review Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a 6-foot solid white vinyl perimeter fence at 28 Grover Street.
Board members voted to permit a fence that will run along the west side of the property and across the back to tie into an existing chain-link fence on the east property line. One member told the board they would abstain because the applicant is their daughter.
The applicant described the project as a full backyard perimeter fence and said, “It's like 300 linear feet.” Board members confirmed the fence will be six feet tall and “solid white.” The existing chain-link fence along the east property line was described in discussion as having been in place “probably for 75 years.”
The applicant said vinyl was the only material considered because alternatives such as composite fencing were cost-prohibitive for the amount of fencing proposed. The applicant also said the plan includes later landscaping “to kind of soften all that white fencing.” The applicant told the board the fence is intended to address a “real problem with the amount of animals coming into the yard” and to secure the backyard because a nearby street shines into the yard from behind the woods.
A motion to approve the application as submitted passed; the board chair conducted the vote after the noted abstention.
The board returned the meeting chairmanship after the vote and noted the approval would be documented in a certificate of appropriateness.
