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The Historic District Commission did not endorse the proposed demolition-delay ordinance changes; it agreed to review which ideas could be addressed through its existing Rules of Procedure at the next meeting. The Commission also voted 5-0 to ask the City Solicitor whether application fees and required on-site signs can be established without changing the ordinance.
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A citizen group proposed updating Beverly’s 22-year-old demolition-delay rules, including requiring owners to make a documented good-faith effort to sell a historic property before demolishing it and restarting the delay after a sale. The Commission raised concerns about how the proposal would change current historic-significance reviews and decided to continue examining the ideas rather than endorse the draft. Discussion of proposed state legislation and approval of the February and March minutes was also postponed.
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