HomeMy WebLinkAbout308 Route 6A- New Own ltrTOWN OF YARMOUTH
1146 ROUTE 28, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02664 -4451
Telephone (508) 398-2231 Ext. 1292 Fax (508) 398-0836
OLD KING’S HIGHWAY HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE
February 4, 2020
Karen Steuer
6056 Kestner Circle
Alexandria, VA 22315
Re: 308 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Dear New Home Owner(s):
Welcome to historic and scenic Yarmouth Port!
Your property, being north of Route 6 (the Mid Cape Highway) is within The Old King’s Highway (OKH)
Regional Historic District. This district was established under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 470 of
the Acts of 1973, as amended. It is the largest historic district in America which encompasses the area
between Route 6 (Mid-Cape Highway) and Cape Cod Bay extending from Sandwich to Orleans.
Each town has their own OKH Historic District Committee whose purpose is to maintain their District’s
esthetic and cultural heritage by protecting and preserving its buildings and settings in keeping with the early
days of Cape Cod. The boundaries of Yarmouth’s local OKH District are from the Route 6 (Mid -Cape
Highway) north to the bay between the Barnstable and Dennis town lines.
Please note that all exterior changes and/or additions to settings and structures require a design review and
approval by the local Old King’s Highway Committee prior to work being started. Enclosed is a reference
card which includes a list of items that require OKH approval. Please keep this card for future reference.
Information such as the Old King’s Highway Regional Historic District Bulletin, the Yarmouth OKH
Committee Meeting Schedule and applications can be found on the Yarmouth website at:
www.yarmouth.ma.us
For questions or information on the application process, please contact or visit our OKH Office
Administrator, at the Yarmouth Town Hall, lower level. Our OKH office phone number is: (508) 398 -2231
x1292.
Thank you, and once again – WELCOME!
Sincerely,
Richard Gegenwarth
Richard Gegenwarth, Chairman
Yarmouth OKH Historic District Committee
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Enclosure
CC: 308 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
I[elcome to Yarmouth's
(}ld King's Highway Historic District
The Yarmouth Old King's Highway Historic District
includes ALL properties within the area north of Route
6 (Mid-Cape Highway) to Cape Cod Buy, to the borders
of neighboring towns Dennis and Barnstable. The old
King's Highway Regional Historic District Act was
established under State Law, Chapter 470 of the Acts of
1973 as amended. (Please reference the OKH Regional
Historic District Commission Bulletin for details.)
The Act, in pafi, requires the OKH Commiffee to
approve all proposed changes to the exterior of existing
structures prior to work being started. Please allow
sufficient time in your construction work schedule to
accommodate the OKHC approval process. Such
changes include, but are not limited to, the following:
. New Construction o Solar Panels
o Demolitions o Sheds
o Additions . Retaining Walls
o Alterations . Fence s (plastic fences,
o DeckS regardless of height, are not
o Windows/Doors Permitted)
. Roofing/siding o Above-Ground Pools
o painti ng fuhen changi o F lagpoles
uisting paint color to a lrrr* o Light Posts
other ihrn white) o Signs
;tSatellite dishes are not to be placed on the front fagade of a
structure.
Projects undertaken without prior OKH approval are
considered in violation of the Act and may be subject to
fines.
For more information including The oKH Regional
Historic District Commission Bulletin; the Yarmouth
oKH Committee hearing schedule; applications and
application filing fees, please visit our website at
WWW.)tOfmOntll.mO.US
or contact: OKHC Office Administrator
Yarmouth Town Hall
1146 Route 28,
Souttr Yarmouttr, MA 021il451
Tel. 508-3982231 ext. 1292