[MassHistPres] Historic District Application Fees

[Carol Carlson]

The Bedford Historic District Commission charges $15 (fifteen) for any 
application, and there is no separate publication fee.   Periodically 
there is talk of raising the fee, however, the HDC feels that District 
property owners should not be punished for keeping their property in 
good shape.  We are delighted when they come to us - a high fee might 
keep them away.

I would think it would be difficult to enact a sliding scale, unless it 
was by cost of the project.

Carol Carlson
Bedford, MA

Nancy Yeaw wrote:
> The Chatham Historic Business District Commission charges $150 for any 
> application, no matter how complex. So does the Historical Commission. The 
> fees are fixed by our Director of Community Development.
> Nancy Yeaw
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> From: "Smiledge, Lynn W" <LWSmiledge at ci.methuen.ma.us>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:17 PM
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic District Application Fees
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>> The Methuen Historic District Commission is revisiting its application 
>> fees and would like to know what other commissions charge. Specifically, 
>> is there a sliding scale of fees that reflects the complexity of a 
>> project?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Lynn Smiledge
>> Historic Planner
>> Methuen, MA
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