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Yarmouth historic committee approves multiple home projects, asks for dark-roof sample on one solar permit
Summary
At its July 13 meeting the Old Kings Highway Committee approved a string of routine certificates of appropriateness — siding, garage, sheds, windows, steps and a garage-to-windows conversion — and approved a 22-panel solar installation at 62 White Rock Road with a stipulation the new roof be as dark as possible and a sample be filed with staff.
The Old Kings Highway Historic District Committee approved several routine home‑improvement applications on July 13, clearing the way for siding, garages, sheds, windows, and steps across Yarmouth Port and other Yarmouth neighborhoods.
Key approvals included replacement siding at 1 Antorus Lane (owners Robert and Susan Long), a detached three-car garage and natural stone retaining wall at 882 Route 6A (agent Anne Michnowitz), a backyard shed at 970 Route 6A, window and front-door updates at 19 Pheasant Cove Circle (Renewal by Andersen representative Seth Grisey), replacement front steps at 30 Cranberry Lane (Philbrook Construction), and steps and deck‑rail changes at 32 Driftwood Lane (Dan Schell). The committee also approved a garage‑to‑windows conversion at 11 Old Salt Lane (agent Kevin Fair).
The committee approved a solar installation at 62 White Rock Road (22 panels) with an amendment requiring the new roof color to be “as dark as possible” so that the panels are less conspicuous; the agent agreed to drop a color swatch at the historic-district office and to obtain applicant signatures on the amended approval. Several other applications were approved with standard conditions that applicants sign an approval form and coordinate any later changes with staff.
Administrative items: the committee approved the minutes from the June 22 hearing, set its next meeting for July 27, 2026, and adjourned. Most routine applications passed with minimal debate; a few items (notably the 34-panel array at 2 Cottonwood Street and the vinyl-fence denial at 138 Setauket) drew extended discussion.
