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Old Kings Highway Committee approves routine alterations, denies one metal-garage request and tables a solar application
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Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Old Kings Highway Committee approved multiple applications across Yarmouth for exterior changes and additions, denied a prefabricated metal garage as incompatible with neighborhood character and tabled a solar‑panel application to explore rear‑roof placement for similar production.
YARMOUTH, Mass. — The Old Kings Highway Committee met April 13 at Yarmouth Town Hall and approved a string of applications for exterior renovations, additions and replacements across the Town of Yarmouth while denying one outbuilding application and tabling a solar project for further review.
The committee approved applications to replace an addition at 32 Summer Street (26-A030), demolish an unsafe chimney at 25 Congressional Drive (26-D001), install a fence and rebuild a retaining wall at 22 Driftwood Lane (26-A032), replace and modify doors and windows at 16 Mattis Drive (26-A033), add windows and replace an exterior door at 25 Congressional Drive (26-A034), expand a porch and install cedar shingles at 17 Nottingham Drive (26-A036), add a garage and mudroom at 62 Setauket Road (26-A037), and paint the house and trim at 30 Pine Street (26-A039). Each approval was carried by voice vote during the meeting.
Architect Keith McKenzie, representing Cape Architecture on the 32 Summer Street project, described the work as a transept-style addition that reuses existing church materials and aligns gutter lines with the existing roofline. Glenn Beasley, representing Saint Francis Xavier Parish, said the project will include an accessible facility within the building, a feature the committee noted in its review.
Two items drew longer discussion. A proposal for a prefabricated metal garage at 352 North Dennis Road was denied on the grounds that the material and appearance were inconsistent with neighborhood setting; committee members and at least one abutter urged the applicant to return with a wooden structure or design changes. A separate application to install 20 solar panels at 7 Linelle Lane was tabled to allow the installer to re-evaluate whether panels could be sited on the rear roof (reducing visibility from the road) while still meeting the homeowner’s production goals.
The committee approved the March 23, 2026 minutes and set its next meeting for April 27.
Meeting decisions are subject to a 10-calendar-day appeal period after a final decision is filed with the town clerk.
