[Massplanners] Demolition Delay Bylaw Opinion Inquiry

[Harry LaCortiglia]

I was always of the mind that a Demo Delay would give a community 
adequate time to relocate (or at least salvage some elements) of a 
desirable Historic Structure.

Sadly, the time it takes to acquire all of the other permits usually 
required in any permitting process for a development, is longer than 
most of the Demo Delay periods. Oftentimes, developers merely go through 
the motions of working with Historical Commissions, not really acting in 
good faith. They merely wait until the clock runs out and with their 
other permits in hand, bring in the bulldozer.

Unless a the Demo Delay is for a year or 18 months there's little 
financial incentive for a developer to actively work to relocate a 
structure.

Now that interest rates are climbing, it may just be more cost effective 
to work actively with communities to get the building off of the lot as 
quickly as possible. Maybe not. It's all those numbers on a spreadsheet 
that make the real decisions.

H. LaCotiglia
Georgetown


On 11/1/2022 3:48 PM, Karen Pollastrino via MassPlanners wrote:
>
> What is the purpose of demolition delay?
>
> OK, now what is the REAL purpose of demolition delay?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Karen Pollastrino
>
> Minco Development Corporation
>
> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of 
> *Cassandra Thayer via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 19, 2022 10:23 AM
> *To:* massplanners at masscptc.org
> *Subject:* [Massplanners] Demolition Delay Bylaw Opinion Inquiry
>
> Good Morning Massplanners,
>
> Cohasset is currently undergoing a Zoning Bylaw re-write and is 
> looking into the possibility of adding a demolition delay. If you have 
> a demo delay bylaw in your town, we’d like to inquire if you think 
> they work well and what you would change about them if you could.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> 	
>
> *Cassandra Thayer*
>
> Assistant Town Planner
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> *Phone*: 781-383-4100, x 5127
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> *Email*:cthayer at CohassetMA.org <mailto:cthayer at CohassetMA.org>
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