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Fairfield Historic District Commission approves three exterior/landscape applications
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Summary
The commission voted April 9 to approve façade and landscape changes at 160 Rose Hill Road, 175 Old Post Road and 75 Old South Road, each by voice vote; commissioners also approved corrected minutes and agenda amendments and discussed routine administrative items.
The Fairfield Historic District Commission on April 9 approved three separate applications for exterior and landscape alterations across Southport and Fairfield by voice vote. The actions covered terraces and an outdoor kitchen at 160 Rose Hill Road; a redesigned bluestone path, repaired steps and a relocated lamppost at 175 Old Post Road; and an enlarged front parking court, driveway relocation and pergola at 75 Old South Road.
Rosina Negron, the commission chair who ran the hearing, read each application into the record and closed the public hearings after presentations and brief questions. Christina, a landscape architect working with the owners of 160 Rose Hill Road, told commissioners the project would expand existing bluestone terraces with brick risers, add a modest brick‑veneered outdoor kitchen largely screened by a hornbeam hedge and install low‑level path and step lighting she described as “low light, landscape lights” not intended to exceed 16 inches in height.
Kelly McGovern, the landscape designer for the 175 Old Post Road proposal, said the plan removes a small curb‑cut parking area, reuses existing reclaimed bluestone, straightens the front fence and relocates the lamppost so cars will no longer park next to the sidewalk. She confirmed the new front steps would be 6‑inch risers and 12‑inch treads with 3‑foot landings to make an “easy glide up.”
Chris Milligan, a property owner at 75 Old South Road, and landscape architect Joe Warner described moving the driveway about six feet to create additional off‑street parking, matching new retaining walls to existing fieldstone and using grass‑pave cells for overflow parking so the front will read as lawn from the street.
After each presentation, a commissioner moved to approve “as submitted” and a colleague seconded. The chair called for a voice vote and announced the motions passed for each item.
The commission also voted to amend the agenda to consider corrected minutes from Feb. 12, 2026, and to include related pre‑application minutes; those amendments and the minutes were approved by voice vote.
The meeting concluded after routine administrative reports, including updates on recent repairs and demolition notices, and a standing violation held pending a certificate of appropriateness. The commission adjourned at the close of the agenda.
