[MassHistPres] Question about Demo Delay Fees

[Marcia Starkey]

Greenfield also needs to address this question.  (The Planning Board here
has the fee schedule in its Rules & Regulations.)  Could this be a legal
avenue even if there is no reference to fees in the bylaw?

 

Marcia Starkey, Greenfield HC

 

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To: Wendy Bawabe; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Cc: 'James Boudreau'; Linda Juanouskas; Don Therrien; Bob Norris; Trish
Shepherd
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Question about Demo Delay Fees

 

Wendy, 
The Town of Reading's demolition delay bylaw says, "The applicant shall be
responsible for costs associated with the mailing, posting or publishing of
the required notices."  The language was added to the bylaw as an amendment
passed by Town Meeting.  
We don't happen to have need for assessments of historical significance in
connection with demolition, as our bylaw only applies to structures which
have already been deemed historically or architecturally significant; so the
consulting/assessment is paid for by other means (grant, local funds, etc.)
in advance of potential demolition.
(My guess would be that any fee language relating to the applicant would
need to be/should be in your bylaw.)

Kathy Greenfield
Chairman
Reading Historical Commission

From: Wendy Bawabe <mailto:bawabe at verizon.net>  

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Cc: Don Therrien <mailto:drtherrien at yahoo.com>  ; Linda Juanouskas
<mailto:lmm4565 at aol.com>  ; Bob Norris <mailto:robert at rhnorris.com>  ;
'James Boudreau' <mailto:jboudreau at townofnorwell.net>  ; Trish Shepherd
<mailto:Pal.Shepherd at verizon.net>  

Subject: [MassHistPres] Question about Demo Delay Fees

 

The Town of Norwell currently has a 1-year demolition delay by-law.  Often
the Norwell Historical Commission hires architectural historians or other
experts to inspect historic properties that have applied for demolition to
assess their historical significance.

 

The Commission would like to have the demolition permit applicant pay for
these consulting fees and, perhaps, for the costs of postage and printing
that are associated with the demo delay process.

 

Do any other Historical Commissions in Massachusetts require the demolition
applicants to pay fees?  If so, how was this fee process initiated (town
meeting, Board of Selectmen)?

 

Please advise,

 

Wendy Bawabe

Norwell Historical Commission

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