Old Kings Highway Committee approves multiple certificates of appropriateness, tables large renovation at 189 Center Street

The Old Kings Highway Committee on Feb. 24 approved a series of exterior-improvement applications — including additions, siding and window replacements, front-porch repairs and two rooftop solar arrays — and tabled a comprehensive renovation at 189 Center Street for a site visit and more detailed materials.

Committee members approved applications for work at 979 Route 6A, 20204 Setauket Road, 72 Nob Hill Road, 38 Brush Hill Road, 87 Freeboard Lane, 27 Minnetuxent Way, 36 Bent Bluff Lane, 164 Merchant Avenue, 73 Bray Farm Road South and 43 Summer Street after applicants and agents presented materials and answered brief questions. Each approval was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote. The committee tabled the most complex application, for 189 Center Street, requesting a site visit and additional samples before taking action.

The approvals covered a range of exterior work the committee routinely reviews. Among them: a roughly 700-square-foot, one-bedroom addition at 979 Route 6A for the owner Karen Lane; full replacement of 14 windows at 20204 Setauket Road; two rooftop solar installations — 50 panels proposed for a barn at 72 Nob Hill Road, and 20 panels split across two side roofs at 38 Brush Hill Road; siding replacement on a garage elevation at 87 Freeboard Lane; a new garden shed at 27 Minnetuxent Way; a 20-by-20 addition at 36 Bent Bluff Lane; window, siding, deck and paint work at 164 Merchant Avenue (amended to include two sliding doors shown in the elevation photos); front-porch decking and traditional-style railing replacement at 73 Bray Farm Road South; and removal of a metal storm door and repainting…