[MassHistPres] Demo review procedures

[BLever3043 at aol.com]

Thanks, Newton does consider partial demos, but what I am looking for is  how 
others work their ordinances, I am well familiar with Newton's.  In  
particular I am trying to find out if other communities find portions of a  building 
or specific architectural features "preferably preserved" as in  instituting a 
delay based upon their removal or alteration.  For instance:  in Newton if a 
porch was found to be important to a significant home and was up  for 
demolition, the determination would be made that the porch should be  preserved not the 
whole building, as that is what is being altered.  As I  understand it in 
most communities the entire building would be found to be  preferably preserved, 
a judgement based upon the building's significance not a  porch, window, or 
shingle.  I am concerned about the prospect of creating  different legal 
statuses for different portions of a building.  Would you  find one wall significant 
and not another or have 1/2 of a house subject to a  delay and not another?  
This is in regards to a city wide demo review not a  local district.  Thanks 
for the input.
 
Brian




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