Chatham planning board approves exterior trim color change, asks for manufacturer chip

The Chatham Planning Board on its agenda approved application 20242, a request to change only the exterior trim paint around windows and doors for the property listed on the application. The board said the applicant’s emailed paper sample was helpful but insufficient and asked for a manufacturer paint chip and elevation photos showing the exact scope of painting.

At the start of the item the Chair summarized the request and confirmed the application was for trim only. The applicant told the board the submitted sample identified the color as “Benjamin mois split P 24630.” Several board members asked the applicant to bring a physical manufacturer paint chip and to provide photos and marked elevations indicating precisely which trim elements would be painted.

A board member asked that the applicant sign and date any additional materials and recommended that samples and elevations be added to the record to avoid confusion about what the board approved. The board agreed this information should be forwarded to the building inspector after approval so the inspector can confirm that the executed work matches the approved sample and elevations.

Following brief discussion, a member moved to approve the application; the motion was seconded and carried. The board directed the applicant to submit the manufacturer chip and the elevation/photographs to the inspector as part of the approved record.

What happens next: the inspector will receive the approved application and posted materials; the applicant must supply the manufacturer paint chip and the signed elevations before or at permit review.