[MassHistPres] Experience with selling the demolition delay extension to 18 months?

[Sarah White]

Somerville's delay period is 18 months (.xls says 9). We extended to 18 months a few years ago.


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Sarah White, MDS-HP

Senior Planner

Planning, Preservation, & Zoning Division (PPZ)

Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development

City of Somerville

93 Highland Avenue | Somerville, MA 02143

Email: swhite at somervillema.gov<mailto:slewis at somervillema.gov>






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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Experience with selling the demolition delay extension to 18 months?

Here is the excel chart. Please check the MHC website for towns that have already extended their Demo Delays which can only help more.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM Marilyn M Fenollosa via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu<mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>> wrote:

Sally and Robert -

fyi, Lexington's Demo Delay period is now 21 months, with an exception for multifamily housing or inclusionary dwelling unit projects, which reduces the time to 12 months  (Code of Lexington Section 19-3 (F)(3)  - https://ecode360.com/10420955#10420958 )

Marilyn Fenollosa
Lexington Historical Commission



On 3/31/2025 11:23 AM, robert--- via MassHistPres wrote:

Hello Michael,

Thanks for posting this useful PDF – I would like the larger PPT file please, and is the chart showing other towns’ demolition delay periods something you created, and if not, where is it available?



Thanks!



Robert Mahowald

Chair, Dartmouth Historical Commission



Robert Mahowald



40 Acres Property

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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Experience with selling the demolition delay extension to 18 months?



Sally,



The pdf attached was used about 5 years ago to convince Hopkinton residents to extend the demo delay from 6 months to 18 months. The key graphic was the comparative status of towns in the state regarding their demo delay length.



 I have a larger powerpoint file (18mb) if you are interested?







On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM sally milne via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu<mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>> wrote:

Greetings all.
    I would like to offer some ideas to a town committee that is looking to decide on whether to support the extension of our demolition delay bylaw , upcoming at town meeting. (!2 months to 18 months)
Do you have experience in successful points to share with those unfamiliar with Historic preservation in this regard.  I very much appreciate your input.

Thanks
Sally Urbano
Harwich
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