[MassHistPres] If restoration is not according to code

[p schneider]

We have this problem frequently in Worcester and the building code 
always gets its way. Removing access to the roof would allow the lower 
balustrade to be preserved but merely nailing the door shut may not 
suffice since it could be considered temporary. One would have to check 
with the inspector. Of course, if a higher balustrade is mandated it 
should be as visually appropriate as possible.

Peter Schneider
Worcester Historical Commission

sylvia belkin wrote:
> I have clients who just bought and intend to restore a Richard Morris Hunt house. The balustrade on the port cochere is short of the current code height, and the spatial configurations too wide. How do  Building Inspectors typically rule in such cases? There is a door on the second floor leading onto the roof of the port cochere. They're willing to nail it shut if this will help. Any thoughts would be very helpful. Sylvia Belkin, Swampscott Historical Commission
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