[MassHistPres] Demolition Delay - Age of buildings

[Brian Stripp]

in Chelmsford we have a 12 month demolition delay on buildings 75 years and
older. We have had some discussion regarding going to 18 months with
differing opinions on the effectiveness of that change.
We find that the determined people/companies look at the delay as a bump in
the road.
I would be interested if any other towns/cities have any tools to make it
harder for folks to just wait out the delay period.

Brian Stripp, Vice-Chair Chelmsford Historical Commission

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 9:44 AM WN Hill Preservation <
wnhpreservation at gmail.com> wrote:

> In Newton, our current demolition delay ordinance applies to buildings 50
> years old or older.  There is discussion of changing that, with several
> proposals on the table.
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> I would be interested to learn of the experience of other towns and
> cities, if there have been recent changes in your ordinance, and what you
> have found to be the most effective for preservation.
>
> Laura Foote
> Director, West Newton Hill Preservation Initiative
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