[MassHistPres] Carriage House preservation

[Marisa Labozzetta]

Northampton's Design Standards include carriage houses as "important 
elements of an historic district (that) will be afforded the same protection 
as principal buildings" and that "shall be preserved and maintained" as 
shall their their relationship to surrounding land or proximity to other 
buildings and the main building.

Marisa Labozzetta
Northampton Historic District Commission
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jane Guy" <JGuy at Salem.com>
To: <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Carriage House preservation


>
> Salem amended its zoning ordinance in 1984 to permit the occupancy of
> carriage houses as a single family dwelling unit "as an accessory use to
> a principal dwelling on the same lot provided that parking requirements
> are met and upon the condition that there shall be no change to the
> exterior of the historic carriage house unless approved by the
> Historical Commission."  Our ordinances are located at
> http://salem.com/Pages/SalemMA_Clerk/ordinances
>
>
>
> Jane A. Guy
> Assistant Community Development Director
> City of Salem
> Department of Planning & Community Development
> 120 Washington St., 3rd Floor
> Salem, MA  01970
> 978-619-5685
> (F) 978-740-0404
> jguy at salem.com
> www.salem.com
>
>
> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:45:17 EDT
> From: BLever3043 at aol.com
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Carriage House preservation
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am looking for examples of programs and/or ordinances designed to
> promote  the preservation of carriage houses/barns.  The City of Newton
> has a significant amount of Victorian era residences and a number of
> carriage houses, though no comprehensive survey of this class of
> buildings has been undertaken.  Over the past several years, I have
> noticed that historic outbuildings frequently fall into disrepair and
> are  underused.  Sometimes the demolition delay is ineffective in their
> preservation as they are condemned (and rightfully so by our building
> inspectors) negating the delay.  In other occasions owners having no
> use for the building, simply wait the delay out.  I am looking to
> compliment the "stick" approach with an appealing incentive or
> "carrot."  I have noticed that the town of Reading has a specific
> ordinance designed to convert carriage houses into residences through a
> special permit and I am wondering if there are any other communities
> that have special  programs designed to promote the preservation of
> these buildings.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian Lever
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