[Adopted 5-19-1975 by Ord. No. 124]
This article is enacted pursuant to §§ 7-147a
to 7-147k, inclusive, of the General Statutes, herein sometimes referred
to as the "Act."
The purpose of this article is to preserve and
protect buildings and places of historic interest, their architecture
and settings in Canton Center, recognizing them as landmarks in the
history of the Town.
For this purpose there is hereby established
the Canton Center Historic District, whose boundaries are fixed and
defined as follows:
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The southern boundary of the district on the
westerly side of Route 179 is defined by the southerly boundary of
the Lyle Crowley property, and on the east side of Route 179 by a
linear extension of that line. The district extends northerly from
this boundary along both sides of Route 179 to Meadow Road, then westerly
along both sides of Meadow Road to West Road, then southerly along
both sides of West Road and Barbourtown Road to Route 179. The northern
boundary of the district on the east side of Route 179 is a line extending
perpendicular to Route 179 on the north side of the Samuel Richardson
house. On the west side of West Road the northerly boundary is defined
by the northerly boundary of the Rodney Pratt property. The district
includes all property within 1,000 feet of the center line of the
specified sections of the above roads, except as noted below.
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Annex No. 1 to the Canton Center Historic District
is the Captain John Brown house and grounds now owned by Faith Lindsay
on West Road. Annex No. 2 is the Nathaniel Sherman house and property
now owned by Robinson Wright on East Mountain Road. The following
properties which would otherwise protrude into the district from the
rear boundary lines are excluded:
Mildred B. Richardson
Merle and Lawton Miner
Donald and Alta M. Prentice
Ralph and Carolyn Mattson
Laurette Soucy
Darl and Hilda Hood
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[Amended 12-14-2011]
An Historic District Commission is hereby established
which shall have such powers and limitations and perform such functions
as shall be prescribed under the General Statutes and as provided
in this article. Said Commission shall consist of five regular members
and at least three alternate members, all of whom shall be electors
of the Town holding no salaried Town office. The members shall be
appointed within 90 days of this date by the Board of Selectmen. At
least two regular members and one alternate member shall be residents
within the Canton Center Historic District.
[Amended 12-14-2011]
The terms of the original members of the Commission
shall be such that the term of at least one regular member and one
alternate member shall expire each year. Their successors shall be
appointed for terms of four years for regular members and four years
for alternate members, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy
shall be for the duration of the unexpired term. There shall be interim
appointments to run from appointment by the Board of Selectmen until
January 1, 1976. The members so appointed shall be eligible to serve
on a regular appointment immediately upon termination of the interim
appointment.
Within 30 days after appointment of the original
members of the Commission, and annually commencing January 1, 1976,
the regular members shall meet and elect officers as specified in
the Act. Alternate members shall not participate in the vote for election
of officers of the Commission.
Said Commission and other Town commissions and
offices whose areas of concern may overlap or affect each other shall
maintain liaison for information and coordination in matters with
which the Commission may be dealing. The Commission shall make reports
at least annually.
The Commission shall make known the guidelines
which it proposes to follow in passing upon appropriateness. Such
guidelines shall not be such as to bind the historic district to any
uniform or necessarily traditional style throughout the district but
shall look both to the protection of the old and the interest and
distinctiveness of this community.
For the purpose of encouraging the interest
and drawing on the knowledge of residents of the historic district
and apart from the provision in the Act for formal appeals and required
public hearings, the Commission shall call meetings with residents
of the district when any substantial proportion of the property owners
in the district desires such meeting to discuss matters of policy.
