[MassHistPres] Demo Delay Definition of Demolition

[Brian Stripp]

The Town of Chelmsford has this wording in the Demolition Bylaw

For purposes of the chapter, the term "demolition" shall mean any act of
pulling down, destroying, moving, removing or razing a building or
structure or any portion thereof, including destruction through willful
neglect or arson.

Brian Stripp
Former member Chelmsford Historical Commission

On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 9:57 AM George Triantaris via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> We are in the process of drafting a demolition delay bylaw for Harvard
> Mass and I wonder if any towns have included a definition of "substantial
> demolition" which is referenced but not defined in the boilerplate sample
> bylaw supplied by the Commonwealth.
>
> DEMOLITION - Any act of pulling down, destroying, removing, moving,
> dismantling or razing a building or commencing the work of total or
> substantial destruction with the intent of completing the same.
>
> I am worried that without a definition of substantial demolition,
> developers will simply leave a small portion of the building such as the
> facade and argue that they have not "demolished" the structure in order to
> get around the bylaw.   Any advice would be most welcome.
>
> --
> Many thanks,
>
> George Triantaris, Chair
> Harvard Historical Commission
> https://www.harvard-ma.gov/historical-commission
> _______________________________________________
> MassHistPres mailing list
> MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu
> https://mailman.cs.umb.edu/listinfo/masshistpres
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/pipermail/masshistpres/attachments/20231103/07706041/attachment.html>