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HDC approves fencing, plant screening and window/door replacements at 50 Monument Street
Summary
After revisions following a site visit, the Historic District Commission approved both a resubmitted fencing and landscaping plan for the Burns House at 50 Monument Street and a separate filing to replace several windows and doors to match existing kitchen glazing; staff will verify final drawings and the applicant will return if additional driveway paving or edging is proposed.
The Town of Concord Historic District Commission approved two separate submissions for the Burns House at 50 Monument Street on May 6: a resubmitted fencing and landscaping plan and a separate fenestration and door replacement filing.
Peter Furland of Sudbury Design Group presented the revised landscaping and fence plan. The resubmission removed the cobble apron at the street, eliminated a proposed retaining wall, retained a cobble apron in front of the garage, and called for a 4½-foot cedar fence on the south side with evergreen and other plantings to screen the fence. Commissioners stressed the need for final drawings to be submitted to and verified by HDC staff before installation. The commission voted to approve the resubmission with those conditions.
Separately, contractor David Jenson described a fenestration package replacing existing six-over-six windows with units that match an existing kitchen configuration (two casements flanking a fixed unit) and matching door glass grids. He noted the house was substantially renovated around 2014–15 and that the affected openings are largely not visible from the public way; commissioners approved the replacements as submitted.
The approvals included a requirement that staff confirm the final drawings match what was presented at the meeting. The applicant and staff agreed that if the homeowner later seeks a driveway surface change (asphalt instead of gravel), the edging decision would be revisited in a future submission.
