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Historical Commission asks CMRPC to survey demolition-delay ordinances, considers age-based standard and public outreach
Summary
The Worcester Historical Commission met with Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission staff to advise a statewide survey of demolition-delay ordinances and discussed moving from a property list to an age-based system plus outreach options for affected homeowners.
The Worcester Historical Commission on Aug. 7 heard from the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission about a planned survey of municipal demolition-delay ordinances to inform a possible overhaul of Worcester’s own ordinance.
City staff and commissioners told CMRPC they prefer an age-based approach that would capture all properties older than a specified cutoff year rather than the commission’s current property-by-property list. Jane Wyrick, director of land use and zoning at the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, told the commission, “My name is Jane Wyrick. I am the director of land use and zoning with the Central Massachusetts…
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