[MassHistPres] Conversion of Significant Buildings

[Rebecca Williams]

Hello,

You might find some useful tools and strategies in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "Managing Teardowns: Preserving Community Character and Livability," available as a PDF at http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/teardowns/additional-resources/Teardown-Tools-on-the-Web-1.pdf.

There is additional information on the Teardowns and McMansions page at http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/teardowns/, including a Teardowns Resource Guide.

Rebecca

Rebecca Williams| Program Officer, Northeast Office
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From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Newhall
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 12:27 PM
To: Mass Planners ListServ; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Conversion of Significant Buildings

Good Afternoon,

Are there any communities that have an ordinance/by-law for the conversion of historically- or architecturally- significant buildings into multi-family dwellings through the use of a Special Permit?

Beverly has several older homes and estates on large tracts of land that could be subdivided at some point in the future.  Often when a tract of land is subdivided, the existing home is demolished (we have Demo Delay, which saves some).  A few developers have expressed an interest in keeping the existing homes if they could be converted into townhouses.

Any examples of existing ordinances that address this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance,
Kate

Kate Newhall
Associate Planner
City of Beverly
(p) 978-921-6000 x2346
(f) 978-921-6187
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