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Commission prefers landscaping over fence for 7 Charge Street screening plan
Summary
Planning staff presented alternatives for screening utilities and an AC unit at 7 Charge Street; commissioners favored expanding plantings (winterberry, holly, dogwood, rhododendron and fruit trees) instead of a 4‑ft picket or metal fence, and discussed evergreen choices and growth rates.
Planner Shannon Rutherford presented the staff report on 7 Charge Street, showing photos of the east side of the house and recommended-options to expand landscaping rather than installing a picket or metal fence along the Church Street frontage.
Rutherford described existing visibility of meters and an AC unit and proposed plantings including winterberry, holly, dogwood, white rhododendron and two apple and two pear trees. Commissioners expressed a preference for evergreen screening and noted rhododendrons remain green year‑round but require patience for growth; one commissioner said they preferred the planting option over a fence. The commission did not place additional conditions and left the choice of plantings to the applicants within the options discussed.
