TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD 
WEST HARTFORD HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 
MEETING MINUTES 
5:00 P.M., Monday July 27, 2020 
West Hartford Virtual Meeting 
 
 
Regular Meeting: 
 
Present: Full Commissioners: J. Harris, M. Lewis, M. Margolis and A. Tarutin.
	 Alternate Commissioner: P. Howard.
	 
 
Chair Commissioner M. Margolis called the meeting to order at 5:01 P.M.
 
1.  New Business- 
a.  Mike Barlow and Paige Kenausis, owners of 1605 Boulevard, came before the  
West Hartford Historic District Commission (WHHDC) to present their Certificate 
of Appropriateness (COA) for a replacement and new backyard fence.
The fence to be of pressure treated wood in diagonal lattice with top and bottom 
rails is to be 4 feet tall along the back and 3 1/2 feet tall along the side and 
front.  There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA 
and Commissioner Tarutin seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience. 
 
b.  Chris Kelleher, owner of 182 Raymond, came before the WHHDC to discuss 
his COA to replace rotten wooden porch posts and repair and reglaze attic 
windows.
There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA and 
Commissioner Lewis seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.  
 
c. Leon Ho and Sarah Nguyen, owners of 1631 Boulevard, came before the WHHDC to
discuss their 5 COAs:

i) Relevel the badly sunken front flagstone walkway- 
There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA and 
Commissioner Tarutin seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.  

ii) Restore existing wooden windows or replace those unable to be restored 
in custom wood- 
There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA and 
Commissioner Harris seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.  

iii) Rehab/repair front porch including damaged roof, moulding, railings and 
columns- 
There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA and 
Commissioner Howard seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.  

iv) Replace roof with same-
There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA and 
Commissioner Lewis seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.  

v) Driveway replacement in same footprint plus a new turnaround by the garage-
There were no designs provided to address questions as to the new turnaround. 
There was no public comment.  Chair Margolis motioned to accept the COA and 
Commissioner Harris seconded the motion.
The WHHDC split the vote, 3-2 to decline the driveway COA.  Chair Margolis 
recommended a new COA be submitted that included designs and plans especially 
as concerns the new turnaround.

d. Joel Rottman, owner of 540 New Park Avenue, submitted a Waiver of Delay of 
Demolition (WDOD) to the WHHDC to waive the 90 day demolition for the early 
1900s (50+ year old and 500+ sq ft building) which was the old Acme Auto 
Supply brick warehouse located across the street from Jo-Di's.  
The WDOD is in support of new development plans for 52 new residential units 
and 1,500 sq ft of new commercial space.  The Connecticut State Historic 
Preservation Office was asked for their opionion and after looking into this, 
could find no historical significance with the building.
There was no public comment.  
Chair Margolis motioned to vote on the WDOD and Commissioner Tarutin 
seconded the motion.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the WDOD and Chair Margolis will 
inform the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.     
 
2.  Meeting Minutes- 
Motion to approve the West Hartford Historic District Commission Virtual 
Regular Meeting Minutes for June 22nd 2020 as corrected was made and seconded.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the meeting minutes as corrected. 
 
3.  Commissioners' Concerns- 
Commissioner Cohen via Chair Margolis informed the WHHDC that the owners of 
12 Grove Street had expressed interest in taking an 1800s era building to 
expand their parking lot.  This appication has since been rescrinded but 
the WHHDC will keep a watchful eye out as the buiding is quite beautiful.
  
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded.  All voted in favor, 
no objections, or abstentions. The meeting adjourned at 5:53 P.M. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Mitch Lewis