MINUTES
OF THE
CRANBURY TOWNSHIP
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
The regular meeting of the Cranbury
Township Historic Preservation Commission was held at the Town Hall, Cranbury,
New Jersey, on May 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
STATEMENT OF ADEQUATE NOTICE
Pursuant of the Sunshine Law,
adequate notice in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A.
10:4-5) was provided on January 4, 2006 of this meeting’s date, time, place and
agenda was mailed to the news media, posted on the Township bulletin board,
mailed to those requesting personal notice and filed with the Municipal Clerk.
CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present, Chair Bobbie
Marlowe called the meeting to order, and, Linda M. Scott, Secretary for the
Commission, performed as Secretary.
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Kate McConnell, Diane Stasi, Alana
Stops, Harry Williams and Chair Bobbie Marlowe, were present.
MINUTES
The minutes of April 18, 2006
meeting were reviewed and amended. A motion
was made by Kate McConnell to accept the minutes as amended, second by Bobbie
Marlowe, with all in favor with the exception of Diane Stasi, who recused
herself from voting on the minutes.
APPLICATIONS
7
Evans Drive, (B34,L5) In Buffer
Zone; Owner Jim Gerberich was present
for discussion of his Cape Cod. He
proposes to add 3 dormers, centered, on the front elevation. These dormers will have cement board siding. The shingles will be Timberline 40 dimensional
to match existing. Windows will be 6/6
Woodright. A portico will be installed
over the front entrance with square columns on each side. A proposed new front door, Thermatur 6 panel
with dual lites on the top, will be installed.
Two new garage doors will be installed with door hinges to give the
appearance of carriage doors. After
discussion and review of this application, a verbal vote call to approve the
application with a corrected portico roof pitch was taken:
Ayes:
Ms. Marlowe, Ms. McConnell, Ms. Stasi, Ms. Stops, Mr. Williams
50
Maplewood Avenue, (B33,L9) In Historic District, Class C/C-; Owner Robert Christopher was present for his
shed and fencing application. A picture
of the proposed 8’ x 12’ shed shows painted trim on the double center swing
open doors. The corners and cornices trim
work are painted black. Two jalousie
windows with shutters flank each side of the doors. HPC feels that this prefab gambled roof shed
is not proportionately correct, stylistically or the correct material for this
site. HPC also wishes not to set
precedent with installation of this style shed.
HPC viewed the pre-existing barn and gave particulars, such as the
material siding and roof pitch for homeowner to look for when deciding on a
shed.
Tim
Brennan was on hand to offer a website - www.betterbarns.com. Secretary will supply a picture of the
pre-existing barn to homeowner.
Applications (cont.)
The
proposed fencing will be a 4’ cedar picket installed in front (west) on both
sides of the home. A 6’ stockade fence
will be installed on backside (east) of property. A verbal vote to approve the fence and deny
the shed was taken.
Ayes: Ms.
Marlowe, Ms. McConnell, Ms. Stasi, Ms. Stops, Mr. Williams
19 Bunker
Hill, (B23,L14.01) In Historic District;
An application was submitted and received on April 24, 2006 for the
removal of existing 2 layers of roofing shingles and replace with Oakridge PRO
30 year architectural shingles. This
application could be considered a minor application, except that the proposed
shingle style is different from existing.
After review of application, a verbal vote call to approve the
application was taken.
Ayes: Ms.
Marlowe, Ms. McConnell, Ms. Stasi, Ms. Stops, Mr. Williams
MINOR APPLICATION
13
North Main Street, (B23,L67) In Historic District; a minor application was
received for an ordinary repair to replace 3 to 4 pieces of wooden siding,
replacing with the same. Application
approved by the Administrative Officer on May 2, 2006
DISCUSSION
10 Park
Place, Tim Brennan attended to present several drawings of roofline renderings,
which detail the addition from Park Place viewing the proposed addition beyond
the one story wing. The wing will keep
its flat roof. Due to the mass and
proportions of his proposed addition, it was recognized that the proposed could
easily detract from the existing. HPC
encouraged him to speak with an experienced architect for conceptuals of this
Greek Revival home.
Tim also
presented a flooring product by Tandora, which is a tongue and groove pylon
material, which he would like to use as a replacement solution on his front
porch. HPC looked at the sample
provided. A question was raised of how
the finished edge would look. Tim felt
that a bull nose or a strip of the Tandora
could be secured with nails to give it a finished look. HPC thought this product would be a suitable
solution. Diane Stasi had recused
herself from all discussions of 10 Park Place.
13
North Main Street, Bobbie Marlowe presented a conceptual for a sign that
will replace existing. The content
includes name of business, slogan, website, and a phone number all in different
sizes and font styles. HPC reviewed and discussed
the content and feels that one font would be more pleasing. Bobbie will take this information to the tenant.
On
April 24, Diane and Bobbie met to amend the current draft for the Certificate
of Approval (CoA). Secretary had made
the updated changes; HPC will review for additional editing. The placard will be drafted by the next
meeting.
Kate
noticed that 6 Maplewood Avenue is having work performed. It was stated that this is preliminary work
for research on the brackets. The
homeowner will be coming to HPC with sketches of proposed bracket work and
findings.
Harry
raised a concern regarding a resolution for Don Jo Swanagan. Bobbie stated that she briefly spoke with
Richard and Pari of this issue. HPC
would like Don Jo to be recognized for his contribution to Cranbury on behalf
of HPC. He has been an inspiration and
an asset with his experience and background.
Secretary will email the clerk information about Don Jo that may be
included in a resolution.
Kate
gave an update on the barns. She stated
that Alana Stops is now helping with the task of completing the grant. There will be a subcommittee meeting this
Wednesday evening. Letters supporting
the barn renovations will be collected from various organizations in town and
will be included with the grant application. HPC will write a letter supporting the
cause. A copy of the
Discussion (cont.)
Heritage Studies referencing the
barns will be made for Kate to be included with the grant. Cranbury resident and architect, Bill
Gittings, has volunteered to draw the barns.
The Lions Club has expressed their interest in the Dutch barn. Mike Kaiser leads this project.
Kate spoke
of the Historic District. The Township
of Cranbury is now Certified Local Government compliant; grant funds can be
obtained to update the National Register nomination for the classification of
each building in the district and for boundary re-evaluation. In August 1989, Heritage Studies performed
the last document and classification study, which is still referenced as
applications are received.
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
There being no further business, on
motion duly made by Bobbie Marlowe, seconded by Alana Stops, and carried, the
meeting was thereupon adjourned at 9:55 pm.
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Undersigned, do hereby certify;
That I am duly acting secretary of
the Cranbury Township Historic Preservation Commission and,
That the foregoing minutes, of the
Historic Preservation Commission, held on May 2, 2006, consisting of 3 pages,
constitutes a true and correct copy of the minutes of the said meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
do subscribe, my name of said Historic Preservation Commission this May 17,
2006.
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Linda M. Scott, Secretary