[MassHistPres] Questions about extending the Demo Delay Bylaw

[Fletcher, Susan]

Danvers would be interested as well.

Susan Fletcher
Assistant Director
Department of Planning and Human Services
978.777.0001 x3027
sfletcher at mail.danvers-ma.org

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Pursley
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 7:12 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Questions about extending the Demo Delay Bylaw

The Lexington Town Meeting is faced with the decision to extend our Demolition Delay Bylaw from the current 12 months to 24 months. This Article was brought to Town Meeting via a group of citizens who are alarmed at the lack of protection it seems the 12 month delay really offers the properties currently included on the historic inventory.

We would like to reach out to this historic preservation community with the following questions:

 *   Why you think demolition delay bylaws work to preserve historic properties?
 *   Why would a longer demo delay be better? Is 24 months too long?
 *   Has anyone moved from 12 months to 18 months and seen the longer period help preserve historic properties?
 *   Do any towns on this list have data that could support the case for a demo delay bylaw in general or a case for moving from 12 months to 18 months?
 *   Could anyone direct us to studies documenting the impacts of the demo delay bylaw in general or an extension?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Diane Pursley
Town of Lexington

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