[MassHistPres] Roof Decks

[Joseph Cornish]

Hi Andrea:
Guidelines for roof decks in Boston's nine historic districts can be found
by following this link:
https://www.boston.gov/departments/landmarks-commission#historic-districts
Generally, proposed roof decks should not be visible from a public way
(specifically in Beacon Hill) or only minimally visible in the other
districts with simple black iron or steel railings. In the Back Bay roof
decks must be located within the inner edges of the chimneys (this makes
sense in the Back Bay because of the consistent locations of rowhouse
rooftop chimneys). In all districts applications for roof decks are
reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and a mock-up must be erected to
determine visibility (mock-ups do not need to be complex- yellow caution
tape works well).
Joe Cornish

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 8:53 AM Young, Andrea <YoungA at hingham-ma.gov> wrote:

> I’ve been looking at design guidelines for historic districts in MA and
> other places around the country.  The guidelines I’ve read thus far have
> been similar, begin with “roof decks are strongly discouraged, but may be
> permitted under the following criteria….”.  The criteria are:   1. The roof
> deck does not dominate the roof; 2. The roof deck should be located to
> minimize visibility from the public way; 3. Design and materials should be
> chosen to further reduce the degree of visibility and impact on the roof.
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> Hingham has received a couple of applications for roof decks on mixed use
> residential/commercial buildings in our downtown area.  If your city or
> town allows roof decks, I would appreciate hearing comments on whether or
> not roof decks have had an impact on the district or the area where they
> are located, and whether or not the aforementioned criteria have been
> successful in mitigating visibility from a public way.
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> Thank you,
>
>
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> Andrea Young
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> *Andrea Young*
> Administrator
> Hingham Historical Commission
> Hingham Historic Districts Commission
> Town of Hingham
> 210 Central Street
> Hingham, MA 02043
> Voice: (781) 741-1492
> younga at hingham-ma.gov
> www.hingham-ma.gov
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