The Bethlehem Historic Conservation District Commission granted appropriateness to four projects and tabled two at their June 16 meeting in the Risbon Room of the Banana Factory.

The members of the commission in attendance were Craig Evans, Christine Ussler, Beth Starbuck, Seth Cornish, Gary Lader, Phillip Roeder, Ken Loush and Tony Silvoy.

"Outside people can't see my business," said Kalavathi Shunmugam, owner of Bridnhaavan South Indian Restaurant. She proposed extending the glass on the wooden door, replacing an existing front window with clear glass and enlarging the window and sign. The committee approved the use of safety glass in expanding the window on the door provided that the frame was not altered and metal molding was avoided. Ussler made a motion to grant appropriateness to the change of glass and extension of the door window, and the motion was seconded by Evans.

The proposal to expand one of the two existing windows on the front of the building was met with uncertainty by the commission, with members agreeing that if the first window was larger than the second, that it would not look proper. A motion was made to table the issue when committee members agreed that a better plan, better photos, more information or a site visit would help them reach a decision. Shunmugam requested a site visit and the proposal was tabled.

The proportions of the suggested sign brought to the meeting were not to scale, leading to appropriateness being granted to the content of the sign but not the size. The commission planned to look further into it when visiting the building to look at the windows.

Scarlett Spence attended the meeting to request replacing the garage doors at her residence. Lader made a motion to approve a Clopay carriage door constructed of vinyl and steel in a stock or ecru color, which was seconded by Starbuck. All members were in favor.

Herminio Berrios, owner of Borinquen Puerto Rican Restaurant, attended the meeting with the proposal to replace the gutters on his building.

"When it rains, the way it's pitched right now is right at the entrance … You go to take a shower before you eat," Berrios said. Commissioners told him to repair and only replace when necessary and granted appropriateness to keep the new gutter in line with the old one with the same proportions.

The Historic Conservation District Commission meets the third Monday of each month in the Risbon Room of the Banana Factory at 7 p.m. to review alterations made to the exterior of buildings in the South Bethlehem Historic Conservation District and the Mount Airy Neighborhood District on the Westside.