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“So are we,” replied Mrs. Miller.
The ARB members agreed that it would be within the provisions of the ordinance for the old “American wire” fence which used to define the lot line to be replaced with new fence and new stakes, as long as it matched the old fence in style and materials. “You can replace anything existing by right,” Mrs. Miller said.
“We’ve gone through ways to get around this,” commented board member Evelyn Willis. “However, (if we allow the fence) we’d be setting a precedent right in the heart of the historic district. I don’t see how we can do it without saying anybody in town can put up a chain-link fence.”
Jim Thomasson, the third member of the ARB, agreed with Mrs. Willis. “The most important thing is to be fair, to be consistent, and to make equitable decisions . . . Lots of us in town have spent the last year - a lot of time - arguing about some people in town getting special treatment. We are trying to stop that. It’s going to be difficult to change ... If we allow this, it would set a precedent for chain-link fences.”
“It’s not an easy thing, to tell somebody ‘no’,” Mr. Thomasson concluded.
“The purpose of the board is to maintain the historic district,” Mrs. Miller reiterated. “It’s not our personal taste - we have to enforce the ordinance.”
“I understand your position,” Mr. Kreyling replied. “Anybody want a good deal on some chain-link fence?”
Mr. Kreyling also submitted a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for work to be done on a house owned by Dr. and Mrs. William Young, located on Mt. Salem Avenue. He said that he faced the same situation - that the materials (storm windows and doors) had been ordered before he realized that the ordinance might apply to them as well. The Youngs also plan to construct a small addition on the back of the house, which might barely be seen from the street in the winter. “It depends on how sticky you want to be,” he said.
“I don’t want to be sticky at all,” Mrs. Miller replied. But, “All this has got to be considered.”
“I don’t want to be stuck in the same boat with the fence,” Mr. Kreyling said.
“It’s a legal point,” Mr. Thomasson observed. “No court will sustain a denial of (approval for) storm windows if they are efficient.”
Since Mr. Kreyling did not bring the required paperwork to the meeting, the ARB deferred any action on his applications for the work on the Young house until its next meeting.
In explaining the deferral of action because of the missing paperwork, Mr. Thomasson said, ‘We want to try to accommodate the public - we don’t want to be argumentative. But the public has got to
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