HomeMy WebLinkAbout414 6A OKH Violation Letter 05.11.22TOWN OF YARMOUTH
o 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
May 11, 2022
CERTIFIED MAIL #7018 0680 0000 2692 4289
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Dianna L MacDonald (PERS REP)
414 Route 6A
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Re: 414 Route 6A — Multiple Violations
Dear Ms. MacDonald,
Your property, being north of Route 6, is within the Old King's Highway Regional Historic District, the
largest and one of the oldest historic districts in the country. Reference is made to Sections 6 & 8 of the
Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Act as established by Chapter 470 of the Acts of 1973, as
amended and as published in the OLD KING'S HIGHWAY REGIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
COMMISSION BULLETIN. This Act requires that all exterior changes and/or additions to settings and
structures be reviewed and approved by the local Old King's Highway Committee prior to work being
started.
It has been brought to the attention of the Yarmouth Old King's Highway Committee that fencing has been
installed on your property, the trim color on the house has been changed, door colors have been changed,
gate fencing has been added to end posts at the end of the driveway, and a sculpture has been erected on
the property without the prior approval of the Yarmouth Old King's Highway Committee. As such, you
are hereby informed that you are currently in violation of the OKH by-laws for the following reason(s):
1. Installation of a fence without approval from Yarmouth Old King's Highway Committee
for appropriateness and setting.
2. Installation of a sculpture visible to the street without approval from Yarmouth Old
King's Highway Committee for appropriateness and setting.
3. Change to the trim color on the house and barn, and color change to the house door,
barn doors, and hayloft door without approval from Yarmouth Old King's Highway
Committee for appropriateness and setting.
4. Gate fencing on end posts at the end of the driveway has been added without approval
from Yarmouth Old King's Highway Committee for appropriateness and setting.
To seek approval for these changes, enclosed please find an application packet for a Certificate of
Appropriateness. Please complete the application and return it to the Old King's Highway office within 14
business days of receipt of this notice. If, at the expiration of the time allowed, these conditions have not
been remediated by the submission of an application and placement on a Yarmouth Old King's Highway
Committee meeting agenda, such further action will be taken as the law requires.
Any objection or inquiry in reference to this notice should be filed before the expiration of time allowed
for the resolution of this violation.
Address all communications to: Town of Yarmouth/OKHC, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA 02664,
or feel free to call (508)398-2231 ext.1292, M -F between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Lisa Sherman
Yarmouth OKH Office Administrator