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Historic District Commission Regular Meeting

Town of Hillsborough · Historic District Commission
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Regular meeting Historic preservationHousing and affordabilityAppointments and personnel

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What's on this agenda

The Historic District Commission has a full slate of nine Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) cases at this meeting, covering everything from window and roof repairs to two full house demolitions and new construction. Old business carries over one house-construction case from a prior meeting plus four new applications; new business adds four more, including a driveway addition, a full teardown-and-rebuild on Lydia Lane, another teardown-and-rebuild on N. Wake Street, and an after-the-fact approval for a window replacement already completed on Calvin Street.

The commission will also elect a vice chair and adopt its 2026 meeting schedule. The packet includes minutes from the commission's October 1 and November 5 meetings for reference, but those cover past business, not this meeting's agenda.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The commission approved all nine certificates of appropriateness on its agenda, including two full demolitions. It found neither the house at 241 Lydia Lane nor the house at 409 N. Wake St. holds special significance to the historic district, approving the first for demolition outright and the second with a 180-day delay so the owners can pursue salvage or relocation. Each certificate carried a 4-0 vote of the four members present; Vice Chair Hannah Peele was absent. A ninth application, for a second-floor window replacement already completed at 420 Calvin St., was continued to the Feb. 4, 2026 meeting.

The commission also tabled its vice chair election to the January meeting and adopted its 2026 meeting schedule, 4-0.

How the votes went

Every certificate of appropriateness and the 2026 meeting schedule passed 4-0, the full vote of the four members present (Chair Will Senner, G. Miller, Sara Riek and Daniel Widis); Vice Chair Hannah Peele was absent. The vice chair election was tabled without a vote.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (11)

Public hearing · 9Appointment · 1Procedural · 1
  1. 5.A COA Application: 311 W. Orange St. – new construction house (PIN 9864883297)
    Public hearing Historic preservationHousing and affordability
    Hoeken Design Build, represented by Uriah Dortch, seeks a certificate of appropriateness for a new house at 311 W. Orange St. (PIN 9864883297), continued from four earlier meetings with a set-back garage, wider roof pitches and Hardie-plank siding.
    • 311 W Orange St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864883297 · Hoeken Design Build, LLC · assessed $129,000
  2. 5.B COA Application: 206 S. Hillsborough Ave. – convert screened porch to glass, connect it to the house, and add a new screened porch (PIN 9864753647)
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    Susan Montpetit and contractor Keith Bunten of Renewal by Andersen ask for a certificate of appropriateness to convert a screened porch to glass, connect it to the house, and add a new screened porch at 206 S. Hillsborough Ave. (PIN 9864753647).
    • 206 S Hillsborough Ave · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864753647 · Petrow Steven · assessed $604,800
  3. 5.C COA Application: 222 Lydia Ln. – remove portion of front gable, add windows and pergola (PIN 9874274715)
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    Owner Martha (Marty) Nelson, with Bill Trost, seeks a certificate of appropriateness to remove part of the front gable and add windows and a pergola at 222 Lydia Ln. (PIN 9874274715).
    • 222 Lydia Ln · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9874274715 · Nelson Martha C · assessed $548,700
  4. 5.D COA Application: 225 E. Corbin St. – replace nine windows (PIN 9874189986)
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    Susan Montpetit seeks a certificate of appropriateness to replace nine 1957 wood windows at 225 E. Corbin St. (PIN 9874189986) with dual-pane substitutes built to match their appearance; Keith Bunten of Renewal by Andersen spoke to the work.
    • 225 E Corbin St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9874189986 · Montpetit Michael G · assessed $554,600
  5. 5.E COA Application: 217 S. Occoneechee St. – repair house, remove rear corner additions, replace rear roof with standing seam roof (PIN 9864850633)
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    David Cates, representing the applicant, seeks a certificate of appropriateness to repair the house, remove two rear additions and install a standing-seam roof over the rear section at 217 S. Occoneechee St. (PIN 9864850633), filed to comply with a demolition-by-neglect repair order.
    • 217 S Occoneechee St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864850633 · Taylor Hall Robbin L · assessed $1,458,200
  6. 6.A COA Application: 109 N. Cameron St. – construct a second driveway from Cameron Street (PIN 9874163529)
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    Owners Stephen and Allison Mahaley seek a certificate of appropriateness to build a second driveway to their house from N. Cameron St. (PIN 9874163529), sited to protect two 80-foot oak trees.
    • 109 N Cameron St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9874163529 · Mahaley Stephen M · assessed $611,500
  7. 6.B COA Application: 241 Lydia Ln. – demolish existing house and construct a 2,831 sq. ft. new house with breezeway and fence (PIN 9874280274)
    Public hearing Historic preservationHousing and affordability
    Owner Chris Jones, with Charles Woods, seeks a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the existing house and build a 2,831-square-foot house with a breezeway and fence at 241 Lydia Ln. (PIN 9874280274).
    • 241 Lydia Ln · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9874280274 · Jones Christopher P · assessed $467,400
  8. 6.C COA Application: 409 N. Wake St. – demolish existing residence and construct new residence (PIN 9864984248)
    Public hearing Historic preservationHousing and affordability
    The owners, represented by Highley, seek a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the existing 800-square-foot residence and build a new one at 409 N. Wake St. (PIN 9864984248), citing plans to salvage the house's picture window and other materials.
    • 409 N Wake St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864984248 · Stutzer Neil Jay Trustee · assessed $320,100
  9. 6.D COA Application: 420 Calvin St. – after-the-fact approval for second-floor window replacement (PIN 9864753302)
    Public hearing Historic preservation
    Owner Christine Roth seeks after-the-fact approval for a second-floor window replacement already completed at 420 Calvin St. (PIN 9864753302).
    • 420 Calvin St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9864753302 · Roth Christine M · assessed $164,500
  10. 7 Elect vice chair
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The commission elects a vice chair, filling the seat currently held by Vice Chair Hannah Peele.
  11. 8 Adopt 2026 meeting schedule
    Procedural
    The commission adopts its meeting calendar for 2026.

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