TOWN OF WEST HARTFORD 
WEST HARTFORD HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 
MEETING MINUTES 
5:00 P.M., Monday June 22, 2020 
West Hartford Virtual Meeting 
 
 
Regular Meeting: 
 
Present: Full Commissioners: M. Lewis, M. Margolis and A. Tarutin.
	 Alternate Commissioners: D. Cohen, K. Fransson, and P. Howard.
	 Other Attendees: Yeraida Reinheimer Executive Assistant to the Town 
	 Manager, Gina Varano Deputy Corporation Counsel   
 
Chair Commissioner M. Margolis called the meeting to order at 5:01 P.M.
 
1.  New Business- 
a.  Andrei Tarutin, owner of 1597 Boulevard, recused himself to present to 
the the West Hartford Historic District Commission (WHHDC) his request for 
a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for a new addition to the rear in 
keeping with the style and materials of the rest of the house.  The plan 
is to add a 16 x 16 ft mudroom to the rear of the house approached by 4 
steps and with a crawlspace.  The addition will mimic the exisitng roofline, 
gables, cedar clapboards, wooden or clad windows (Westfacing- same divided 
all wood and Eastfacing transom light also of wood.  Architectural style 
roofing shingles will be used to match the house. The proposed new rear 
double doors, which are not visible from the streetscape, will likely be 
clad to stand up to the harsh Southfacing sun.
There were no public comments.  Chair Margolis motioned to vote on 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. 
 
b.  Michael Posner, owner of 60 West Hill Drive, came before the WHHDC to 
discuss his COA to replace the deteriorated sunroom windows of wood with
aluminum cladded windows to better resist the Southfacing sun wear.  These 
windows are just partially visible from the streetscape.  There were no 
public comments.  Chair Margolis motioned to vote on 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.  
 
c. Michael Margolis, owner of 11 Flagg Road, recused himself to discuss his 
COA to install a 60ft new wooden fence to the east of his property to match 
the existing wooden fence at the front of the property.  The fence will be 
of cedar. There were no public comments.  
Vice Chair Cohen motioned to vote on the COA and Commissioner Fransson seconded 
the motion. 
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the COA and Chair Margolis will inform 
the Building Department at the next earliest convenience.     
 
d. Sunnstone Construction Services, contractors for 26 Selldan Street, 
submitted a Waiver of Delay of Demolition (WDOD) to the WHHDC to waive the 
90 day demolition for the 1928 (50+ year old and 500+ sq ft building) to 
support their development plans.  Chair Margolis approached Jenny Scoffield 
of the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office to inquire as to the 
historic significance, if any, of the property.  There was none found.  
There were no public comments.  
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 May 18th, 2020 was made and seconded.
The WHHDC voted unanimously to approve the meeting minutes. 
 
3.  Commissioners' Concerns- 
Commissioner Tarutin informed the WHHDC that a neighboring Boulevard 
property is under new ownership, and much tree work in the yard has been 
completed and that it now appears that work to the house proper is to begin
shortly.  Chair Margolis will alert the Building Department to be ready. 

Motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded.  All voted in favor, 
no objections, or abstentions. The meeting adjourned at 5:39 P.M. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Mitch Lewis