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property owners within the historic district boundaries must submit an application for a certificate of appropriateness for “anything which can be seen from the street ... To put up a door, a window, a door-knocker, a lamp out front, a mailbox, or to change any (exterior paint) colors.”
Mrs. Miller was quick to add, however, that “It’s not our personal taste. We’re trying to establish a historic feel - to preserve the historic nature of the town ... to help (property owners) to fit in with the historic perspective of the town.”
Section 7 (c) of the Historic District Ordinance states, in part “The Board shall not make any recommendations or requirements except for the purpose of preventing developments obviously incongruous to the historic, architectural or cultural I aspects of the surroundings and the Town of Washington Historic District.”
Mrs. Willis concurred with the intent of the ordinance, saying that “The ARB will work best if it is used as a resource, rather than in a judgemental manner.”
Mayor Dean Morehouse added that, “The ARB has no legislative or judicial function. It should be used in an advisory caContinued
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