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A petition was received from Stephan Badige et al, regarding amending the Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraph E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months

APP 2019 #52·Council meeting Jun 17, 2019·7 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)

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Extending the delay period will enable owners, neighbors and the Commission to consider alternatives to demolition. In recent years, the pace of "tear-downs" of houses in Cambridge has accelerated. While Historic and Conservation Districts are and will remain protected, neighborhoods built for working-class families are threatened. In these neighborhoods, new owners, including developers, seek to demolish the older smaller houses and replace them with larger more luxurious and expensive houses. 62 Massachusetts cities and towns have demolition delays of twelve months or more. It is time for Cambridge, the > Sfirst city to establish the demolition delay in 1979, to extend the delay period to twelve months and thereby AM 10: 55 provide another tool to try and protect the fabric and sense of community of the City of Cambridge. F We, the undersigned, residents of Cambridge Massachusetts hereby petition the Cambridge City Council to amend •&the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraphs E and I by changing six JUN 13 WE months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the i issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months. Under the current ordinance, the Cambridge Historical 2019 • Commission may delay a demolition for only six months. stephas stepha Barli s5-Stearus st. Cambridge V 50 Steals Sty 02138 Address _ 02130 55 Stearns St / Kryterly-Bandigi cambre dge Address Name Mellinda T. Rayonis 5 Chatuynd Road Cambady MA 02196 Mehrail T. Royann lame LINDA DOLAN 48SFEASHE StEASHES Cambridge Me 49 Stearns Linda Dolor St Cambridge MA 02138 Address Name Mary Elston Man BEkt 56 Stearns st Cambridge, MA 02138 Name John Dolan JoHn DOLAN47 Stearns St Cambma Address Name Justin Goday 02138 s6 stearns St. combride Mo Name DESSARDINS MaRE Qu 261 Lakelen Canb 02138 Address Name 261 LAKEVEN Am CAMB C2138 POCOCK DAVID V = Regustered Vaters
Extending the delay period will enable owners, neighbors and the Commission to consider alternatives to demolition. In recent years, the pace of "tear-downs" of houses in Cambridge has accelerated. While Historic and Conservation Districts are and will remain protected, neighborhoods built for working-class families are threatened. In these neighborhoods, new owners, including developers, seek to demolish the older smaller houses and replace them with larger more luxurious and expensive houses. 62 Massachusetts cities and towns have demolition delays of twelve months or more. It is time for Cambridge, the first city to establish the demolition delay in 1979, to extend the delay period to twelve months and thereby provide another tool to try and protect the fabric and sense of community of the City of Cambridge. We, the undersigned, residents of Cambridge Massachusetts hereby petition the Cambridge City Council to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraphs E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months. Under the current ordinance, the Cambridge Historical Commission may delay a demolition for only six months. Even Hedd, VSiebel 41 stears st Cambridge Doug Brown D1P2- 35 StandinSt, Cambridge 42 Stears St. Cambridge V MR Mather Fox Address Dura Winde DuRA WiNDER 36 Sherman st # 3 CambRidge Address 38 Sherman #1 Michael usztig AL Address Jenna ding GLENNA LANG 43 Stearns St. Kant isa tuan Hexander von Hoffman 43 Stearns ST. Name Address Sen Aileen Hsu 4B Stearns St. Cambridge Address Ruth Allen Auck Delen Ye FemoSt. Cambridge. V SusanD. Harris 43 Fenno ST. Cambridge Cristina Pare (PAUL) 44 Fenno Street Camb Y
Extending the delay period will enable owners, neighbors and the Commission to consider alternatives to demolition. In recent years, the pace of "tear-downs" of houses in Cambridge has accelerated. While Historic and Conservation Districts are and will remain protected, neighborhoods built for working-class families are threatened. In these neighborhoods, new owners, including developers, seek to demolish the older smaller houses and replace them with larger more luxurious and expensive houses. 62 Massachusetts cities and towns have demolition delays of twelve months or more. It is time for Cambridge, the first city to establish the demolition delay in 1979, to extend the delay period to twelve months and thereby provide another tool to try and protect the fabric and sense of community of the City of Cambridge. We, the undersigned, residents of Cambridge Massachusetts hereby petition the Cambridge City Council to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraphs E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months. Under the current ordinance, the Cambridge Historical Commission may delay a demolition for only six months. thomas C Hariah 43 Penno ST. Address Name 40 Fenne St. Richelle Tuad Name Address KRISTEN NERICA 41 FENNO ST Address Busk Nerd V 48 FeNNO St 41 fenno St. fams neva (NERiCH) Address Name 33 Fenno St V Address Deborat Her Briana Arenas Briana cuevas ll Fenno St. 27 Hardwick st. Address 48 Fenno st Margaret Allen Margaret Allen Name Address petepc.Johnson 255 Laheview Aul
Extending the delay period will enable owners, neighbors and the Commission to consider alternatives to demolition. In recent years, the pace of "tear-downs" of houses in Cambridge has accelerated. While Historic and Conservation Districts are and will remain protected, neighborhoods built for working-class families are threatened. In these neighborhoods, new owners, including developers, seek to demolish the older smaller houses and replace them with larger more luxurious and expensive houses. 62 Massachusetts cities and towns have demolition delays of twelve months or more. It is time for Cambridge, the first city to establish the demolition delay in 1979, to extend the delay period to twelve months and thereby provide another tool to try and protect the fabric and sense of community of the City of Cambridge. We, the undersigned, residents of Cambridge Massachusetts hereby petition the Cambridge City Council to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraphs E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months. Under the current ordinance, the Cambridge Historical Commission may delay a demolition for only six months. barbara Rubel 2l His Street Darbara sibel Address 136 FiFTI ST., Cambridge Address Name Charies S. Fineman 75 Winter Street Cambridge Name Address CHRIs MATTHEL CAMBRIDE : Name Address 49 GoRe st Name Address 18 GORR VT. CABBS. Addre Stale sPain 25T CHAMes 5) Cule Bellen Name Address 303 320 ST #704 02/42 Name Address 72 SCIARAPPA # Address Name GENTILI FABRIZCO 72 SCIARAPPA ST. It Fobizo Name Address John Whis nant
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to demolition. Extending the delay period will enable owners, neighbors and the Commission to consider alternatives In recent years, the pace of "tear-downs" of houses in Cambridge has accelerated. While Historic and Conservation Districts are and will remain protected, neighborhoods built for working-class families are threatened. In these neighborhoods, new owners, including developers, seek to demolish the older smaller houses and replace them with larger more luxurious and expensive houses. 62 Massachusetts cities and towns have demolition delays of twelve months or more. It is time for Cambridge, the first city to establish the demolition delay in 1979, to extend the delay period to of the City of Cambridge. twelve months and thereby provide another tool to try and protect the fabric and sense of community We, the undersigned, residents of Cambridge Massachusetts hereby petition the Cambridge City Council to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraphs E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months. Under the current ordinance, the Cambridge Historical Commission may delay a demolition for only six months. Tania Maxwell Jania Makerel 2 Newell St. Address 2 Newell St Address Christopher Ostorne Milane Debra Biba Dela Biba Name adress Newell St. CambridgmA 02140 Address Paula Cortes Paul Cute Name 25 Newell St, Cambridge RobertEverts KalfE z0 Newell 5T, Cambridge Address DAVID THOMPSON Darlin sailiye Chetwynd id Cambridge Name Address Name Address Name Address
Citizens Petition to Extend the City of Cambridge Demolition Delay from Six to Twelve Months We, the undersigned, residents of Cambridge Massachusetts hereby petition the Cambridge City Council to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraphs E and 1 by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months. Under the current ordinance, the Cambridge Historical Commission may delay a demolition for only six months. 2.78.090 - Procedures for demolition. Upon a determination by the Commission that any building which is the subject of an E. application is a preferably preserved significant building, it shall so advise the person who submitted the application and the Building Commissioner, and no demolition permit or building permit for new construction or alterations on the premises shall be issued until twelve months after the date of such determination by the Commission except as may be provided for in subsection I of this section. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Building Commissioner may issue a demolition permit for a preferably preserved significant building at any time after receipt of written advice from the Commission to the effect either (1) that the Commission is satisfied that there is no reasonable likelihood that either the owner or some other person or group willing to purchase the preferably preserved significant building would be willing to preserve, rehabilitate or restore such building, or (2) that the Commission is satisfied that for at least twelve months since the owner first sought the advice of the Commission or the Commission staff in locating a person or group that might be willing to purchase such building and to preserve, rehabilitate or restore the same, the owner of the preferably preserved significant building has made continuing, bona fide, reasonable and unsuccessful efforts to locate such a purchaser. 1. During the twelve-month delay of demolition, no application for a building permit for new construction or alterations on the premises of a preferably reserved significant building shall be granted until reviewed by the Commission as though the property were designated as a landmark under Article III of this chapter 2.78. Until the expiration of the twelve-month delay period, the Commission shall review all construction, demolition, or alteration that affects the exterior architectural features, other than color, of the structures on the premises of a preferably preserved significant building.