[MassHistPres] Historic House Markers vs Signs
Jim Biancolo
lenoxprojects at gmail.com
Mon Jan 13 17:28:47 EST 2014
The Lenox Historical Commission (LHC) has a Historic Building Marker
Project that has been reviewed and approved by the Selectmen (for markers
going on Public buildings) and by the Historic District Commission (HDC)
for markers going on all buildings in the Historic District. The Lenox
Building Inspector has recently changed his mind as to whether or not the
markers come under control of the Lenox Zoning Bylaw's sign regulations.
The LHC needs to know if there is a state or other statute or precedent
that establishes markers as not being controlled by signage regulations.
Initially all markers are planned for our Historic District but eventually
they are planned for buildings outside of the Historic District. The HDC
does not consider markers to be signs but that does not exempt us from the
building inspector's new interpretation of the zoning bylaw.
All the markers are controlled by a LHC procedure that establishes their
size, color and contents (only Historic Name and Year Built are the allowed
contents). All markers are to be 14" x 20" except where a building can
only accommodate a 12" x 16" marker.
Anything relevant that you might know would be appreciated.
Jim Biancolo
LHC volunteer
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