Conservation Marker Signs and Certificates of Compliance

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; street names and numbers may be misheard.

What: the commission is settling on a uniform conservation marker sign. Applicants currently have to order small custom batches, which is costly and slow, and Holden is working with the city to use notice-of-intent filing fees to buy signs in bulk.
Where it stands (Oct 21): complete certificates of compliance were issued for 325 Thatcher Street (after the corner marker became an aluminum signpost), for 239 Belleview Avenue (after the commission accepted an off-design sign) and for the old order at Zero Oak Hill Way (phase 1A driveway, culvert and basins; new work continues under last month's order). The 99 Alger Street request was continued over its markers.
Related: an after-the-fact-style request for determination at 32 North Alden Street (captioned) for an in-kind porch replacement in flood-prone land got a negative 3 and positive 2B determination with conditions to clarify the scope beforehand and send post-construction photos.

2026-10-21 - Conservation Commission - Three certificates issued; sign design left flexible for now.