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2019.08.31 Staff Report Historical Commission Staff Report 1 August 31, 2020 To: Historical Commission From: Sarah LaValley RE: Staff Report, August 31, 2020 Commission Meeting Please note that staff recommendations are based on the paper record. Applicants may present other information that could be persuasive. 5:30 PM: Request for a Local Historic District Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to Section 195 of the Northampton Code and MGL Chapter 40C. Proposed work to include garage roof replacement. Hugh Jones and Stephen Watson/Adam Quinneville Roofing, 218 Elm Street, Map ID 31A-071. The application proposes replacement of a slate garage roof, constructed 1947, with shingles. The garage faces Harrison Avenue. The work does not qualify for an exemption or Certificate of Nonapplicability; the materials proposed are different than existing. The roof excerpt from page 36 of the Design Standards manual is provided below. Roofs The roof shape and slope shall be preserved as integral to the period of the building. In new construction, harmonious roof pitches are a major consideration. The roof shape, slope, and materials should be appropriate to the style of building or structure. The color and texture of the roofing material should reflect that of the original, historic roofing material. Slate is an important historical material used on many of the homes in the district. Its maintenance and repair is encouraged. Repairs shall be of the same material (e.g., slate roofs repaired with slate; cedar roofs repaired with cedar, asphalt shingles with asphalt). Slate shall match the original in design, color, coursing and texture. Roofing materials shall be non-reflective Determination of Significance Pursuant to Demolition Ordinance, 39 Landy Avenue, 23C-001 An application for demolition has been filed with the building department for 39 Landy Avenue in Florence, built ca. 1930. No Form B exists for the property. The recent change in the Demolition Ordinance to apply to all principal structures built prior to 1945 necessitates review of this application. The criteria on which to determine significance, according to the Ordinance are as follows. These are the only criteria on which a decision can be based. A determination of Significance is the first step in the demo review; if the Commission determines the building to be significant, a hearing to determine whether it is Preferably Historical Commission Staff Report 2 August 31, 2020 Preserved will then be scheduled. The significance determination does not create a delay, it's just the first step. A. The building or structure is listed on, or is within an area listed on, the National Register of Historic Places; or B. The building or structure has been found eligible by the National Park Service or the Massachusetts Historical Commission for the National Register of Historic Places; and/or the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places, or has an application pending; or C. The building or structure is importantly associated with one or more historic persons or events, or with the broad architectural, cultural, political, economic or social history of the City or the commonwealth; or D. The building or structure is historically or architecturally important, in terms of period, style, method of building construction or association with a recognized architect or builder, either by itself or in the context of a group of buildings.