The Bethlehem Historical and Architectural Review Board, with chairman Fred Bonsall and historic officer George Donovan, quickly approved almond-colored vinyl window lettering for “Bone Appetit Dog Barkery” at the May 3 hearing in the Rotunda. Bruce E. Haines is the owner of the pet boutique located at 444 Main St. inside the Moravian Book Shop.

Rod Young, having been previously approved to repaint the exterior of the home he and his wife Lori own at 72 E. Market St., returned with plans for fencing their property. Young was granted a certificate of appropriateness to replace an existing fence with a cedar board-on-board wood fence along Center and Milton streets and an interior fence with an in-kind replacement picket fence. The fence posts are to be copper-topped as submitted. Board member Beth Starbuck stipulated that stainless steel fasteners be used in the construction to prevent rust stains marring the wood surfaces. The Youngs were additionally granted approval by the board to replace an arbor in their yard.

Leighton and Erika Brew, with their 10-month-old daughter Lillian in tow, were also granted approval by HARB to install new four-foot high fencing and a gate at the rear of their property at 242 E. Wall St. The natural wood cedar picket fencing will connect with two existing fences owned by their neighbors.

Alane Nebbia appeared before the board as a walk-in and received swift approval for a Bethlehem Historic District Association (BHDA) brass date plaque for the historic house she and her husband Mark own at 27 E. Church St., as long as the bolts to attach it to the building go into mortar joints.

Also appearing as walk-ins, the owners of 437 Linden St., John Black and Keith Sauder requested approval for replacing a leaking roof with “Architectural” shingles to match what had been installed on their porch roof in 2011. This type of shingle is dimensional and makes a shingle roof look like shake roofing. HARB prefers GAF Slateline shingles as they closely resemble the look of slate roofing, which they consider historically appropriate for neighborhoods in the historic districts. The board reluctantly agreed to approve Architectural shingles for John Black if they had been approved previously, pending a review of the application and minutes from 2011. Otherwise Black would be required to install Slateline shingles, even though they would not match his porch roofing.

On the day after the hearing, upon reviewing past paperwork, the board contacted John Black with the decision to allow him to use the Architectural shingles as requested.

The Historical and Architectural Review Board meets the first Wednesday of every month to review all exterior changes proposed to buildings in the Bethlehem Historic District north of the Lehigh River. When a proposed project receives a certificate of appropriateness from the board, applicants must wait for City Council to vote on it before proceeding.