[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wallingford 1-26-1999
by Ord. No. 466. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to designate certain specific buildings
as historic properties and to create an Historic Properties Commission to
administer such properties, all pursuant to the authority of Section 7-147p
et seq. of the General Statutes.
The following three properties and the real property used in connection
therewith are hereby designated historic properties:
A.
The Joseph Blakeslee House at 1211 Barnes Road, whose
boundaries are fixed and defined as follows:
(1)
Westerly: by present Barnes Road, Route 68, 497 feet,
more or less, by a line designated "Release Line and Proposed Highway Line
Non-Access," as shown on the map hereinafter referred to;
(2)
Northwesterly: by Research Parkway, 122 feet, more or
less, by a line designated "Proposed Street Line" as shown on said map;
(3)
Northeasterly and easterly: by former Barnes Road, a
total distance of 747 feet more or less, by a line designated "Proposed Street
Line" as shown on said map;
(4)
Southerly: by land of the State of Connecticut; 84 feet,
more or less, by a line designated "Release Line and Proposed Highway Line
Non-Access" as shown on said map.
B.
The Nehemiah Royce House at 538 North Main Street whose
boundaries are fixed and defined as follows:
(1)
Northerly: by land now or formerly of Joseph G. and Mildred
T. Tenczar in part, and in part by land now or formerly of Vincent and Rose
Mary Christoni, in all 50 feet or less;
(2)
Westerly and northerly: by land now or formerly of said
Christoni, 25 feet and 150 respectively;
(3)
Easterly: by North Main Street, 136.49 feet;
(4)
Southerly: by land of Genevieve Holmes in part and in
part by land now or formerly of John N. and Wendy W. Sienko, in all 200 feet;
(5)
Westerly: by land of Timothy Joseph and Grace E. Sullivan,
94 feet more or less.
C.
The Johnson Mansion at 153 South Main Street whose boundaries
are fixed and defined as follows:
(1)
Easterly: by South Main Street;
(2)
Southerly and westerly: by land now or formerly owned
by Katie H. Backes, formerly of Charles Backes, deceased, as the fences now
stand;
(3)
Northerly: by land now or formerly of Armenia Bates,
ten-foot passway, and land now or formerly of Florence J. Clulee, each in
part.
A.
Membership.
(1)
The Historic Properties Commission shall consist of five
regular members and three alternate members appointed by the Town Council
who shall be electors of the Town of Wallingford holding no salaried municipal
office. The regular members shall hold office as follows:
(2)
Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed for terms
of five years. The alternate members shall be appointed for terms of five
years. Each regular member and alternate member shall continue in office until
his successor is duly appointed, and all members and alternates shall serve
without compensation. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of
the member being replaced. The Historic Properties Commission shall elect
annually a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Clerk from its own number.
B.
The Historic Properties Commission Study Commission,
appointed by the Town Council on December 9, 1997, is hereby terminated.
C.
The Historic Properties Commission shall administer said
historic properties and shall have only such powers and duties as may directly
relate to the specific historic properties designated by this ordinance or
by any amendments thereto.