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Foreword |
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contacting the Secretary of the Commission at (860) 434-1919
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Remove (call the Town Hall at (860) 434-1605, ext. 224) |
Foreword |
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The Historic District in Old Lyme: Character |
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National Register of Historic Places |
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The Historic District in Old Lyme: Benefits |
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State Historic Preservation Office |
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The Historic District Commission: Authority |
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Town Enabling Ordinance of 1971 |
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The Historic District Commission: Authority |
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Connecticut General Statues |
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The Historic District Commission: Duties |
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Connecticut Historical Commission |
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Preservation |
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Caption: Miss Florence turned it into a boarding house for painters in 1900.
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Remove |
Certificate of Appropriateness: Forms |
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Prior to submitting formal requests, applicants are encouraged to discuss projects on a preliminary basis at a regular Commission meeting. |
Prior to submitting formal requests, applicants are encouraged to discuss projects on a preliminary basis at a regular Commission meeting. Forms on which to apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness may be obtained from the Planning Commission's Office at the Town Hall or from the Town’s web site (www.oldlyme-ct.gov). One application covers two forms: “Form A” for signs, fences, walls, hedges, walkways, lighting, propane gas tanks, etc. and “Form B” for building additions, outbuildings, swimming pools, driveways, parking lots, etc. The application fee is twenty-five dollars for “Form A” and fifty
dollars for “Form B”.
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Certificate of Appropriateness: Procedures |
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publish legal notices of the hearing at least twice in a local newspaper. By law, the first notice must appear not more than fifteen days or less than ten days before the hearing date; the second notice must appear not less than two days before the hearing. |
publish a legal notice of the hearing in a local newspaper. By law, the notice must appear not more than fifteen days or less than five days before the hearing date.. |
Definitions and Examples: Permanent signs |
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Signs painted directly on the wall or roof of any building are not permitted by the zoning regulations of Old Lyme. |
Signs painted directly on the wall or roof of any building are not permitted by the zoning regulations of Old Lyme. Sandwich-board type signs are not permitted in the Historic District except for limited use by nonprofit organizations as explained in the TEMPORARY SIGNS section under the heading NONPROFIT EVENT SIGNS.
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Definitions and Examples: Permanent signs |
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When two or more occupants of the same building are each entitled to one sign, such signs must be grouped together and compatible.
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When two or more occupants of the same building are each entitled to one sign, such signs must be compatible. |
Definitions and Examples: Temporary signs |
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Whole paragraph for “Real Estate Signs” is updated. |
Real Estate Signs. “For Sale” or “For Rent” signs must be limited in number to one per lot and must not exceed three square feet in size. The sign must be removed, together with its post or support, within 48 hours after a lease is signed or a title transferred. Real estate “Sold” signs are not allowed in the Historic District. “Open House” signs on Lyme Street may only be posted the day of the open house and only for houses located on Lyme Street.
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Definitions and Examples: Nonprofit Event Signs |
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Institutions such as the library, the public school, the Art Academy, may erect competently lettered signs and banners. |
Institutions on Lyme Street including the library, the public schools, the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, the Lyme Art Association and the Florence Griswold Museum may erect competently lettered temporary signs (including sandwich-board signs) and banners for special events.
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Definitions and Examples: Contractors’ signs |
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…that does not exceed six square feet |
…that does not exceed four square feet
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Definitions and Examples: Sandwich-board Signs and Banners |
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New paragraph |
Sandwich-board Signs and Banners. Except for limited use by nonprofit organizations, as stated above, sandwich-board type signs and banners may not be used in the Historic District.
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