[MassHistPres] Fence design guidelines

[Sullivan, Charles M.]

In Cambridge's Old Cambridge (40C) Historic District the Commission evaluates fence designs for their architectural compatibility with the property - no guidelines involved except a long-held determination to keep fences low and relatively transparent along the sidewalk.

In some of our neighborhood conservation districts, fences lower than 4' in front of the front wall plane of the house, and no more than 6' elsewhere on the property, are permitted as of right - no design review involved. Nonconforming fences are reviewed as above.

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Charles M. Sullivan, Executive Director
Cambridge Historical Commission
831 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Mass.  02139
617 349-4684 (direct line)
617 349-3116 (fax)

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Ehrgood
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 3:41 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Fence design guidelines

Can anyone point me to guidelines that would be useful in evaluating an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new fence on a contributing property in a local historic district?  I would be grateful.

Tom Ehrgood
Chair, Dickinson Local Historic District
Amherst, MA
tomehrgood at hotmail.com<mailto:tomehrgood at hotmail.com>


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