HARB AGENDA December 16, 2025
6 30
pm.
Property owners in the Historic District must obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) before
performing exterior alterations, repairs, improvements, demolitions, or construction. There is no fee for a
COA. Applications are available at Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) – City of Williamsport
Applicants should include photos, drawings, and any information to clarify a project. Submit at least one
week before the HARB meeting. Meetings are held monthly, usually on the 3rd Tuesday, in Trade & Transit
II-144 West Third St. at 6:30 PM. A representative of the applicant should attend. City Council issues
COA’s. Applicants can discuss a request with Council if they disagree with HARB’s recommendation.
Item 1. Review minutes from October 21, 2025 (there was no November meeting.)
Item 2. Love Unlimited Ministries
734 West Fourth Street
64-003-202 Commercial building built 1957. 2 story block, faced with brick.
A.. Install a new 2‘ x 8’ metal sign on the wall below the W 4th second floor window on the front of the
building.
Colors proposed are: Background-Dark blue fading to a light blue green color. Lettering-Dark blue
with a black outline.
No lighting on sign
.
Suggested Standard: From Hist Prop Guide New signs shall be compatible in size, style and color of
building and not obscure architectural details. Footed or serif fonts are recommended.
Item 3. Sara Walker
844 West 3rd Street
65-004-103 1895 Brick, two and one half story Victorian eclectic house with a multigabled (partial) slate
roof. Roof dormers with mullioned windows. Two story protruding bay in front, and on each side. Wrap
around porch with square posts, enclosed at the apron (bottom) with fish scale siding.
A. On east side of property, in same location as existing metal accessory structure, remove the torn cover
and install a new canvas cover over the top and all four sides of the metal frame. See photo sample.
Color: ?
Note: Codes Officer has noted he considers this an accessory structure, subject to setbacks and building
codes. He also noted there is no permit for the existing structure. See photos for location
Possible Standards to Consider: #9… exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy
historic materials that characterize a property. New work … shall be compatible with massing, size, scale,
and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
Hist Pres Act 89-665: Any governing body in determining whether or not to certify to the appropriateness of
the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of a building, in whole or in part,
shall consider the effect which the proposed change will have upon the general historic and architectural
nature of the district. The governing body shall pass upon the appropriateness of exterior architectural
features which can be seen from a public street or way, only, and shall consider the general design,
arrangement, texture, material and color of the building or structure and the relation of such factors to similar
features of buildings and structures in the district. The governing body shall not consider any matters not
pertinent to the preservation of the historic aspect and nature of the district.
Item 4. Any Other Business. Review 2026 meeting dates