[MassHistPres] Demo Delay Safety Hazards

[Sarah LaValley]

Northampton's Demolition Delay Ordinance includes an 'Emergency Demolition'
section that allows the Building Commissioner and Board of Health to permit
demos of buildings that pose an immediate threat to public health and
safety.  It requires that the Commissioner make 'every reasonable effort'
to notify the Historic Commission, and then prepare a report explaining the
basis for the decision.

Sarah I. LaValley
Conservation, Preservation and Land Use Planner
City of Northampton
Office of Planning and Development
210 Main Street, Room 11
Northampton MA, 01060
413-587-1263



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> We have a demo delay bylaw in Wareham.
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> Lately the  town has been taking a proactive approach toward ridding
> the town of buildings that are in such disrepair they are considered
> health hazards by the Health Department. Does anyone have experience
> with this sort of thing?
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> It occurs to me that in such cases where a building has actually been
> considered condemned or deemed a threat to public safety that might
> bypass the hearing process?
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> Robin Ragle-Davis
> Chair, Wareham Historical Commission
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