What is involved in a demolition plan review?

Within 60 days after the applicant is notified that the Commission has determined that a building or structure is historically significant, the applicant for the permit will submit to the Commission 5 copies of a demolition plan which shall include the following information:

  • A drawing showing the location of the building or structure to be demolished
  • A description of the building or structure, or part thereof, to be demolished
  • The date of the building as established by the Board of Assessors, deed or other documentation verifying year of construction
  • The reason for the proposed demolition with supporting data
  • A brief description of the proposed reuse of the parcel on which the building or structure to be demolished is located
  • A certified list of abutters within 300 feet, notwithstanding any intervening water

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1. What is the purpose of the Demolition Review Bylaw (Chapter 96 of the Dover Town General B-laws)?
2. How does it do this?
3. What action begins the process?
4. Which structures come under the Bylaw?
5. What does the Commission do next?
6. What makes a structure historically significant?
7. What happens if my building is not historically significant?
8. What if the Commission decides my building is historically significant?
9. What is involved in a demolition plan review?
10. After I submit this information, what happens?
11. What is a “preferably preserved” structure?
12. What happens if the Commission decides my building is preferably preserved?
13. What happens during that year?
14. What if all this fails and the one-year moratorium expires?
15. When does the Commission meet?
16. Who appoints the members of the Commission?