[MassHistPres] Demolition Delay - Age of buildings

[WN Hill Preservation]

Dennis
Thanks for the information about new developments for LHDs in Brookline.
Outside of an LHD, is there a minimum age of the buildings (eg 50 or 75
yrs) for introducing a demo delay?

Laura Foote

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:36 PM Dennis De Witt <abtdewitt at rcn.com> wrote:

> Brookline reviews all demolitions, partial (if they meet certain %
> thresholds) and whole.  Non-NRs get 12 months.  NRs get 18 months.  Delayed
> demos have triggered 5 of the seven multi-building LHDs.  An extension of
> one LHD is going to Town Meeting in the spring, triggered by a demo
> proposal for two buildings.  Another for a thematic district with some
> non-contiguous sites will probably go to Town Meeting in the fall,
> triggered by three proposed demos, including HH Richardson’s house and J.C.
> Olmsted’s house.
>
> A 12 month delay can be problematic because, depending on when it is
> imposed, there may not be time to get it to Town Meeting and approved by
> the AG before the 12 months expires.
>
> Dennis De Witt
> Brookline
>
> On Feb 24, 2021, at 11:21 AM, Brian Stripp <brianchevy.71 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>> 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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