[MassHistPres] Demolition Bylaw Amendments

[Patricia Kelleher]

The City of Salem is interested in receiving this information as well.

Thank you,

Patti
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Patti Kelleher
Preservation Planner, City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
98 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-619-5685
www.salem.com<http://www.salem.com>
www.preservingsalem.com<http://www.preservingsalem.com>
pkelleher at salem.com<mailto:pkelleher at salem.com>



From: MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> On Behalf Of Heather Gill
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:44 PM
To: Mass Historic List Serve (masshistpres at cs.umb.edu) <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Subject: [MassHistPres] Demolition Bylaw Amendments

Good Afternoon,

The Town of Concord Historical Commission will be submitting a warrant article to amend their Demolition Review Bylaw this year. We are looking for towns who have recently adopted or amended their demo bylaw with similar elements.

The three proposed amendments include:


  *   Changing the [bylaw trigger] date from “built before 1941” to “50 years or older”



  *   Changing the definition of “historically significant” to include a section for a finding that a structure is:
     *   associated with one or more historic persons or events, or with the architectural, cultural, political, economic or social history of the Town of Concord, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States of America; and/or,
     *   is historically or architecturally important by reason of period, style, method of building construction or association with a particular architect or builder, either by itself or in the context of a group of buildings or structures.
     *   located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the boundary line of any federal or local historic district and is similar architecturally to the buildings or structures located in the district; and/or in historic use; and/or the historic landscape of the district.


  *   Changing the delay period to start from the date the preferably preserved determination is made, instead of from the date the application is received.

If your bylaw currently contains these elements or you have recently made similar amendments to your demo bylaw we would love to know! I’m hoping to compile a list of towns my Commission members can reach out to in the near future to help bolster our defense for Town Meeting.

Thanks!

Heather Gill
Senior Planner

Town of Concord
Department of Planning and Land Management
141 Keyes Road, Concord, MA  01742
(978)318-3290  -  hgill at concordma.gov<mailto:hgill at concordma.gov>



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