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

[Dennis De Witt]

Another amendment— I don’t know if Brookline is unique in having two delay length categories, but its delay is 18 months for NR or NR eligible structures and 12 months for all others.  Originally it had been 12 months.  At the time — 20+ years ago — increasing to 18 months seemed politically a stretch in town meeting, perhaps especially as all full demolitions were potentially subject to delay and partials were then being added.

Does the graph exclude most of the shorter term towns (Col. B on the spreadsheet) because it pre-dates them?

Dennis De Witt
Brookline

> On Apr 18, 2025, at 3:35 PM, Michael Roughan via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
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> Here is the excel chart. Please check the MHC website for towns that have already extended their Demo Delays which can only help more.
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> 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 -
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>> 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 )
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>> Marilyn Fenollosa
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>> On 3/31/2025 11:23 AM, robert--- via MassHistPres wrote:
>>> Hello Michael,
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>>> 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?
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>>> Thanks!
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>>> Robert Mahowald
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>>> From: MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> <mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> On Behalf Of Michael Roughan via MassHistPres
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>>> To: sally milne <urbanosally at gmail.com> <mailto:urbanosally at gmail.com>; MHC MHC listserve <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> <mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
>>> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Experience with selling the demolition delay extension to 18 months?
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>>> Sally,
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>>> 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.
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>>>  I have a larger powerpoint file (18mb) if you are interested?
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>>> 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:
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>>> 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.
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>>> Thanks
>>> Sally Urbano
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