[MassHistPres] Administering Demo Delay Bylaws Workshop

[Skelly, Christopher (SEC)]

Hello all, I received a great deal of interest regarding a new MHC workshop on Administering Demolition Delay Bylaws and Ordinances.  I have put together the start of an outline based on your comments.  Please continue to offer feedback on what you would like to see included.  Chris.

Administering Demolition Delay Bylaws and Ordinances in Massachusetts
Types of demolition delay bylaws and ordinances in Massachusetts
Flow chart of the typical process
Understanding the benefits and limitations of demolition delay
MHC Sample Demolition Delay Bylaw
Defining what is a demolition
Determining what is significance
National Register of Historic Places criteria
Deciding whether a building is preferably preserved
Utilizing professional expertise in a determination of preferably preserved
Holding Effective Public Hearings
Examples of what happens during the delay period
Dealing with violations of the demolition delay bylaw
Working with the Building Inspector
Success Stories (Boston, Brookline, Eastham, Easton, Framingham, Reading, Others?)
Case Studies including those that were not successful
Using design review as mitigation for a demolition (Newton, Others?)
Increasing the Length of the Demolition Delay Bylaw (6 to 12 or 18+ months)
Other tools besides demolition delay bylaws (Local Historic Districts, Zoning, Architectural Preservation Districts)

Christopher C. Skelly
Director of Local Government Programs
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
(617) 727-8470
Cell: 413-834-0678
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>
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