[MassHistPres] Historic District Assistance Request

[Hetty Startup]

Hello: Can you share the link to your brochure and videos, please?

Thanks!
Hetty Startup
Amherst Historical Commission

On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 12:15 PM Georgia Taft Pye via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> Duxbury’s Local Historic District Commission developed a “Myth Busters”
> handout and brochure and also put both on the Town website for the LHDC
> which outlines all the things that owners can do without enforcement for
> changes for their LHD property.  It has been a help for reassurance and
> understanding of what the commitment is.  We also did a video which
> outlines the whys and wherefores for the process for an application to put
> a property in a LHD.  It is definitely our efforts for a PR approach to get
> people on board and comfortable with volunteering their property for the
> preservation protection while still they are living in the property in 2024.
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> Georgia Taft Pye
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> Duxbury LHDC
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> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> *On Behalf Of *cdw
> via MassHistPres
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 7, 2024 9:44 PM
> *To:* masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Historic District Assistance Request
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> Hello,
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> The town of Upton Massachusetts currently has a state and federally listed
> Historic District. However, our current Historic District does not have any
> real protections besides a demolition delay bylaw.
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> In the 1990s, Upton attempted to pass a Historic District bylaw but it was
> not voted into law by the residents of Upton because they were concerned
> that the Historical Commission would enforce design standards on individual
> homes which would prevent residents from adding porches, painting their
> house the color that they want, and generally restricting freedoms of their
> properties.
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> With the popularity of 40B complexes and business overlay districts, there
> seems to be a new threat to our community and the very real possibility
> that our town may lose very special historic homes in our Historic
> District. With that being said, the Historical Commission would like to
> re-introduce the Historic District bylaw.
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> I was wondering if anyone on the listserv might be able to provide advice
> and/or guidance about how they successfully introduced a Historic District
> bylaw into their towns, perhaps share the verbiage that you used for the
> bylaw and also share any pitfalls that might be avoided.  Thanks so much
> for your help and assistance!
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> Sincerely,
>
> Craig
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