[MassHistPres] Membership in an Historic District Commission

[Gretchen Schuler]

Our town only goes through the process of requesting nominees when our
architect or realtor member resigns or chooses not to run again - once
recommended by the referring organizations (to which the Town Administrator
on behalf of the Board of Selectmen has written a letter requesting
nominees) and appointed by the BOS, their terms are renewed without
reapplying to Board of Realtors or Boston Society of Architects.

 

Would a town be able to amend its bylaw and still be consistent with Chapter
40 C which explicitly states that BOS shall appoint from two nominees of
local AIA chapter and local board of realtors?

 

The study committee shall consist of not less than three nor more than seven
members appointed .... in a town by the board of selectmen, including one
member from two nominees submitted by the local historical society or, in
the absence thereof, by the Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities, one member from two nominees submitted by the chapter of the
American Institute of Architects covering the area, and one member from two
nominees of the board of realtors, if any, covering the area.   (Emphasis
added)

 

An historic district commission shall be appointed in .... a town by the
board of selectmen, in the same manner as an historic district study
committee

 

Gretchen Schuler

Wayland Historic District Commission

 

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis De Witt
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:01 AM
To: Mike
Cc: MHC MHC listserve
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Membership in an Historic District Commission

 

I'd bet that in a majority of places with similar language the nomination
part of the process is not followed, even tho there is an absolutely good
faith effort to have architect and realtor representation.

 

It would be interesting to hear the experience of towns that actually
consistently go through that nomination process for those positions every
three years.

 

For some places perhaps a sleeping dog not needing to be disturbed?

 

Dennis De Witt

Brookline

 

 

 

 

On Dec 16, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Mike <mikepotaski at hotmail.com> wrote:





Appointments were recently made to the Uxbridge Historic District
Commission. The Uxbridge By-law merges parts of MGL 40C, Section 4 in a way
that is not workable as as it requires nominations from the local board of
realtors and American Institute of Architects local chapter. Neither exist!
 
My inclination is to go to Town Meeting and amend & simplify the
appointments process without organizing a study committee (which section 4
seems to suggest).
 
Does anyone have any experience doing this?
 
Thanks,
 
Michael Potaski
Chairman, Uxbridge Historic District Commission

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