[MassHistPres] Fees Structures/Policies for Historic District Bylaw Violations

[Holly Backus]

Hi William,
Following! Would love to know what you find!
Thanks!

Holly E. Backus
Preservation Planner**
Local CLG Coordinator
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Coordinator
Planning & Land Use Services
Town of Nantucket
hbackus at nantucket-ma.gov<mailto:hbackus at nantucket-ma.gov>

*Check out our adopted RESILIENT NANTUCKET: Designed for Adaptation<https://nantucket-ma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4064?fileID=31923> Design Guidelines, an addendum to Building with Nantucket in Mind<https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/537/Building-With-Nantucket-In-Mind>.
*Check out our West Monomoy (New Guinea/Newtown) Neighborhood Survey Phase I<https://dcp.ufl.edu/historic-preservation/pin-west-monomoy-survey/> (a CPC Funded project) now underway!
This is part of our Nantucket Community-Wide Historic Properties Survey work<https://nantucket-ma.gov/2655/Preservation-Planning>!

**Staff liaison to the Nantucket Historic District Commission (HDC) & Nantucket Historical Commission (NHC)**

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Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 5:32 PM
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Subject: [MassHistPres] Fees Structures/Policies for Historic District Bylaw Violations

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Good Afternoon,
    The Historic District Commission in Bridgewater, Mass, is in the process of developing a fees structure/policy for historic district bylaw violations, of which there have been many in the past year or so.  At this point, we would like to examine existing fees structures/policies in other historic districts in the Commonwealth.  If you have any such fees and policies, please forward them to me along with your comments on their effectiveness.  We hope to develop a simple, straightforward, yet effective, fees structure/policy.  We very much appreciate your input and time.
   I have been on the Mass Historic list-serv for decades now and always enjoy reading the helpful, insightful emails provided by the membership.
   Thank you.

    Best,
      William S. Smith, Chair
      Historic District Commission
      Bridgewater, MA

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