[MassHistPres] Ordinances Related to Demolition

[Sullivan, Charles M.]

Deborah,

See Cambridge's demolition delay ordinance, specifically 2.78.090 sections F through H (https://library.municode.com/ma/cambridge/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2ADPE_CH2.78HIBULA):


*        F. No permit for demolition of a building determined to be a preferably preserved significant building under subsection D of this section shall be granted until all proceedings relating to amendments of the zoning ordinance of the City have been completed, if such proceedings have been initiated prior to the expiration of any period of delay of demolition resulting from such determination, and if such amendments affect the site of the building whose demolition has been thereby delayed.

G. No permit for erection of a new structure on the site of an existing building over fifty years old may be issued prior to issuance of a permit for demolition of such existing building.

H. No permit for demolition of a building determined to be a preferably preserved significant building under subsection D of this section shall be granted until plans for use or development of the site after demolition have been filed with the Building Department and found to comply with all laws pertaining to the issuance of a building permit, or if for a parking lot, a certificate of occupancy, for that site. All approvals necessary for the issuance of such a building permit or certificate of occupancy including without limitation any necessary zoning variances or special permits, must be granted and all appeals from the granting of such approvals must be concluded, prior to the issuance of a demolition permit under this section.
We do have a chicken-and-egg problem with the "all approvals" language. Cambridge ISD won't officially make a determination on approvals until the demolition permit has been approved, and we won't approve a demo permit until ... you get the idea. In each case so far we have obtained an oral assurance from ISD and projects have proceeded uneventfully.

Charles Sullivan
_________________________________
Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
Cambridge Historical Commission
831 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Fl.
Cambridge, Mass.  02139
ph 617-349-4684; fax 617-349-6165; TTY 617-349-6112
http://www.cambridgema.gov/Historic
[cid:image001.png at 01D2F0B7.974468D0]<https://www.facebook.com/cambridgehistcomm>      [cid:image002.png at 01D2F0B7.974468D0] <https://www.flickr.com/photos/cambridgehistoricalcommission/>       [cid:image003.png at 01D2F0B7.974468D0] <https://www.instagram.com/chcat831/>       [cid:image004.png at 01D2F0B7.974468D0] <https://cambridgehistoricalcommission.wordpress.com/>

From: MassHistPres [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Packard
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2018 1:36 PM
To: MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Ordinances Related to Demolition

Notre Dame des Canadiens located in downtown Worcester is slated for demolition without any replacement plans.  We are interested in learning about ordinances that require plan approval for the replacement project prior to demolition.

Deborah Packard
Executive Director
Preservation Worcester
10 Cedar Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-754-8760
www.preservationworcester.org<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.preservationworcester.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccsullivan%40cambridgema.gov%7C5e9c54ada5384712395308d58dcf7bb2%7Cc06a8be784794d73b35193bc9ba8295c%7C0%7C0%7C636570844641033289&sdata=HavO%2Fa%2FKVndTxmV0fox81v0s9YaGCKxHifJDA8dxyOs%3D&reserved=0>
[PresWorc_logo_long_1c]

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20180320/73e33347/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image010.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 5145 bytes
Desc: image010.jpg
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20180320/73e33347/attachment-0004.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 809 bytes
Desc: image003.jpg
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20180320/73e33347/attachment-0005.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image011.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 777 bytes
Desc: image011.jpg
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20180320/73e33347/attachment-0006.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image012.png
Type: image/png
Size: 1684 bytes
Desc: image012.png
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20180320/73e33347/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image013.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 842 bytes
Desc: image013.jpg
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20180320/73e33347/attachment-0007.jpg>