[MassHistPres] Demolition Delay Ordinance

[Fletcher, Susan]

I would be interested in the responses as well.  We did recently extend the delay period to 1 year but we, like many others, struggle with demolition by neglect.

Susan Fletcher
Assistant Director of Planning and Human Services
sfletcher at danversma.gov<mailto:sfletcher at mail.danvers-ma.org>
978 777 0001 ext. 3027

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Frances Welson
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:45 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Demolition Delay Ordinance

Hello -

As a member of the Holyoke Historical Commission, I am writing to ask for assistance. We are beginning the process of revising our demolition delay ordinance, since our current ordinance only allows us to impose a six month delay on demolition. We would like to develop an ordinance that has a longer delay, some guidelines in place to try to limit/control demolition by neglect, and guidelines to ensure that owners are obligated to work with us or with appropriate municipal departments to save historically significant structures. I am assuming that some of you have more comprehensive ordinances in place and we would much appreciate any guidance, suggestions and/or samples of ordinances you could share to assist us as we undertake this task.

Thank you.

Frances Welson
Holyoke Historical Commission

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