[MassHistPres] Fwd: Demo Delay By-Law - remedies

[Robin Ragle-Davis]

This raises another question. I'm still looking for information on any  
Towns that may have used different language to get an idea of what  
others are doing but the other question - has anyone had to use this  
enforcement and what was the eventual outcome?

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> From: Dennis De Witt <djdewitt at rcn.com>
> Date: July 1, 2009 12:53:14 PM EDT
> To: Robin Ragle-Davis <robin at rrinteractive.com>
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Demo Delay By-Law - remedies
>
> Those rules mirror ours but in about 25 years we have never had an  
> illegal demolition of a significant property so I can't comment on  
> how enforcement might work.
>
> Dennis De Witt
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Robin Ragle-Davis wrote:
>
>> We are working on a draft of a demo delay by-law in Wareham.
>>
>> I would like to get some input into the various versions of the  
>> Enforcement and Remedies section.
>>
>> Our goal is two-fold. First to draft a by-law that will be accepted  
>> by Town Meeting and second to have a remedies section that works  
>> well as a deterrent but is also realistic.
>>
>> The Sample demo-delay text is as follows:
>>
>> "Any owner of a building subject to this bylaw that demolished the  
>> building without first obtaining a demolition permit in accordance  
>> with the provisions of this bylaw shall be subject to a fine of not  
>> more than Three Hundred Dollars.  Each day the violation exists  
>> shall constitute a separate offense until a faithful restoration of  
>> the demolished building is completed or unless otherwise agreed to  
>> by the Commission.
>> If a building subject to this bylaw is demolished without first  
>> obtaining a demolition permit, no building permit shall be issued  
>> for a period of two years from the date of the demolition on the  
>> subject parcel of land or any adjoining parcels of land under  
>> common ownership and control unless the building permit is for the  
>> faithful restoration referred to above or unless otherwise agreed  
>> to by the Commission."
>>
>> Robin Ragle-Davis, Chair
>>
>> Wareham Historical Commission
>>
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