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Committee Report: Rules & Ordinance (Paper# 433-17 That the City of Malden establish a Delayed Demolition ordinance).
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The Standing Committee on Rules & Ordinance to whom was referred Paper # 433 Series of 2017, having considered the same, make the following report:
Committee recommends that this newly drafted Delayed Demolition ordinance be reported out favorably.
Demolition Delay Ordinance
I. INTENT and PURPOSE.
This Demolition Delay Ordinance (hereinafter, the "Ordinance") is enacted for the purpose of preserving and protecting Significant Buildings, structures, monuments and sites, within the City of Malden (hereinafter, the "City") which constitute or reflect distinctive features of the architectural, cultural, economic, political or social history of the city and to limit the detrimental effect of demolition on the character of the City.
Through this Ordinance, owners of Preferably Preserved Buildings are encouraged to seek out alternative options that will preserve, rehabilitate or restore such Buildings, and residents of the City are alerted to impending demolitions of Significant Buildings.
The Ordinance provides a predictable process for reviewing requests to demolish Buildings by:
1. establishing an appropriate waiting period during which the City and the Applicant can propose and consider alternatives to the demolition of a Building of historical, architectural, cultural or urban design value to the City;
2. providing an opportunity for the public to comment on the issues regarding the demolition of a particular Building; and
3. minimizing the number and extent of demolition of a Building where no immediate re-use of the site is planned.
By preserving and protecting Significant Buildings, streetscapes and neighborhoods, this Ordinance promotes the public welfare by making the City a more attractive and desirable place in which to live and work.
To achieve these purposes, the Malden Historical Commission is authorized to adv...
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