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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-08 Old Center Historic District Commission Minutes North Andover Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes October 8, 2025 Present: Ryan Schruender, Michael Lenihan, Roger Lawson, Dan Leary, Laurie Belsito, James Dowd The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Public Hearin - Certificate of Appropriateness for 2 Johnson Street. This would allow fog si,zna,ae. R. Lawson made a motion to open the public hearing and M. Lenihan seconded the motion. There was unanimous consent. Glen Johnson introduced himself and his photography business, Silver Shooter Photography, located on the second floor of the Hay Scales Exchange building at 2 Johnson Street. He presented his application for signage, specifying one sign to the left of the main entrance as pictured on page three of the handout, in the same size of existing signs (2406), a second sign on the Great Pond Rd. side of the building using the existing sign bracket as pictured on page one of the handout. He specified matching that sign to the existing signs on the brick building across the street with a black background, gold lettering and black wooden frame. His third proposal was for two parking signs on the Great Pond Rd. side of the building to be attached to the wooden guardrail as pictured on page five of the handout to show his two designated parking spots. There was discussion about the size of the bracketed sign on the Great Pond Rd. side of the building, and it was specified that the new sign would be made to fit the existing bracket. A comment was made that the material of the signs should be a matte finish to match the rest of the signs in the area that are black with gold lettering. D. Leary made a motion to close the public hearing and R. Lawson seconded the motion. There was unanimous consent. M. Lenihan made a motion to approve the certificate of appropriateness for 2 Johnson Street for Silver Shooter Photography LLC to match the signs as presented and R. Lawson seconded the motion. There was unanimous consent to approve the certificate of appropriateness. Discussion Item -Proposal for FIRST FAMILIES plaque. Mary Beth Therrien from the Holt Association of America presented the proposal for a first families plaque, stating that they initially wanted to put a plaque in the Old Burying Ground but were denied because there was no proof Nicholas Holt, an original founder of the town, was buried there. The proposal being presented and as shown in handouts are for additions of plaques for the founding families of the town on an existing stone, located across from the Johnston Cottage Historical Society building on the corner of Mass Ave. and Academy Rd. The proposed plaque additions would be positioned above and below an existing plaque set for the same purpose, and matching its patina as presented in handouts. There would be a separate plating with a QR code that would be scannable for more information as shown in handouts. It was stated that their goal is to have it done by June for their annual meeting. It was predicted that we should have approval done well before that. There was discussion and specific emphasis put on making the QR code removable without compromising the stone underneath. There was general positive feedback and eagerness for the formal application. Election of chairman and secretag. D. Leary made a motion to have Roger Lawson serve as chair, and to table the secretary election until a later date and M. Lenihan seconded the motion. There was unanimous approval. R. Lawson made a motion to fill the vice chair position with R. Schruender and D. Leary seconded the motion. There was unanimous approval. Approval ofMeetinQMinutes fi^om 6/18/25 Approval of the meeting minutes were tabled until they are available. There was general discussion. D. Leary made a motion to adjourn at 6:47p.m. and M. Lenihan seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6.•47 p.m.