[MassHistPres] Private Home Restrictions

[Sarah White]

Historic Preservation Restrictions can be written to be in perpetuity, which requires review by the MHC (looking to Michael Steinitz to weigh in here if possible) or an be written to last for 30 years (renewable thereafter) under Chapter 184 of the MGL. As Sarah LaValley noted below, a municipality can hold these restrictions as well as a non-profit. The Historical Commission in the city where I live (Newburyport) holds several of these restrictions. The community where I work (Somerville) is currently in the process of implementing several preservation restrictions which will be held by the City. In the case of Somerville, the restrictions to be held will be on private property and are the result of said properties having received CPA funding. In the case of Newburyport, the private property restrictions include those that have received CPA funds. In other cases, the required preservation restrictions on private properties are the result of Special Permitting under that city’s Section VI(C) development ordinance which allows for a second principal structure on a lot as long as there is one of the following components to the development project: 1) affordable housing; 2) publically-accessible open space; 3)historic preservation.


Sarah M. White
City Planner / Preservation Planner
Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617.625.6600 x2534
swhite at somervillema.gov<mailto:swhite at somervillema.gov>


From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Sarah LaValley
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 3:12 PM
To: agreen.alex at gmail.com; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Private Home Restrictions

That's great that a private property owner is interested in long-term protection.
Definitely possible with a Historic Preservation Restriction.  Many nonprofits will hold these, but will often require a large endowment.  The municipality could also hold it if that makes sense for you.
These are often required as part of Community Preservation Act awards.


Sarah I. LaValley
Conservation, Preservation and Land Use Planner
Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability
City Hall, 210 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Northampton MA, 01060
413-587-1263

[https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B3juOmvcpDiSOG5YUGNWTkpyTTA&revid=0B3juOmvcpDiSRlhZMDZmYjZKbnFVZFozNCt4Z0I3ZlI2ZkdzPQ]


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/private/masshistpres/attachments/20170727/cb2a5ac7/attachment.htm>