[MassHistPres] [Massplanners] Combined Historical and Historic Commissions

[Sullivan, Charles M.]

The Cambridge Historical Commission is such a body. Here’s the relevant section of the city code, section 2.79.010, essentially as it was adopted in 1963:


The Cambridge Historical Commission established under the Historic Districts Act, General Laws Chapter 40C, with all the powers and duties of an historic district commission, shall consist of seven members and three alternate members to be appointed by the City Manager with the approval of the Council, including one member from two nominees submitted by the Cambridge Historical Society, one member from two nominees submitted by the Chapter of the American Institute of Architects covering Cambridge, one member or alternate from two nominees submitted by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, and one member from two nominees of the Board of Realtors covering Cambridge. One or more of the members so appointed shall be a resident of an historic district established in the City pursuant to the Historic Districts Act, and at least one member or alternate shall be a lawyer.

The members and alternate members shall serve for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. If within thirty days after submission of a written request for nominees to any of the above-named organizations no such nominations have been submitted, the City Manager may make such appointment without nomination by such organization.

To the extent a person meets more than one of the foregoing specific membership requirements, then each such specific membership requirement so met shall be satisfied by such person's appointment (whether as member or alternate) to the Commission.

The Commission shall, in addition to the powers and duties contained in this chapter and under the Historic Districts Act as in effect from time to time, also have all the powers and duties of an Historical Commission as provided in Section 8D of General Laws, Chapter 40 as in effect from time to time.

(Ord. 1166 §§1, 14, 1995; Ord. 869 (part), 1976: prior code § 2-145)
Charles Sullivan

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Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
Cambridge Historical Commission
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From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Rowcroft, Jessica (DCR)
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:34 PM
To: Rob May <rmay at cobma.us>; MHC MHC listserve (masshistpres at cs.umb.edu) <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] [Massplanners] Combined Historical and Historic Commissions

I am fwd-ing this to the MassHistPres listserve for you

From: massplanners-bounces at cs.umb.edu<mailto:massplanners-bounces at cs.umb.edu> [mailto:massplanners-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Rob May
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 10:49 AM
To: massplanners at cs.umb.edu<mailto:massplanners at cs.umb.edu>
Subject: [Massplanners] Combined Historical and Historic Commissions

We are looking for a community with a regulatory body established under both MGL 40 Section 8D (Historical Commission) and MGL 40C (Historic District Commission).

The City of Brockton is looking for an ordinance to use as a template for a combined Commission

Rob May, CEcD
Director of Planning and Economic Development
City of Brockton
45 School Street
Brockton, MA 02301
508-580-7113
rmay at cobma.us<mailto:rmay at cobma.us>
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