ORDER
STANDISH TOWN COUNCIL
DATE: November 14, 2006
ORDER NUMBER: 164-06 SUBMITTED BY: Christy
TITLE: TITLE: EMERGENCY MORATORIUM AMENDMENT TO STANDISH TOWN CODE, CHAPTER 181, LAND USE, PART 5, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
WHEREAS Standish Comprehensive Plan 2006 has been adopted by Council, and
WHEREAS Historic, Cultural and Archeological Strategy #3 of the plan calls for the development of an Historic Resource Inventory and for the development of an ordinance to address the preservation of historic and cultural resources throughout the Town, and
WHEREAS growth pressure threatens to permanently alter or demolish possible historic resources in the Standish Village area, now therefore be it
ORDERED that Chapter 181, Part 5 and 181 Attachment 2:1 is hereby rescinded in its entirety and replaced with a moratorium on any residential, industrial or commercial development that could permanently alter or demolish any historic resource in the Standish Village area until a new historic preservation ordinance has been crafted and put in place. The process to be followed to develop this ordinance should take into consideration the guidelines identified under the Comprehensive Plan Strategies.
In accordance with the provisions of MRSA Title 30-A § 4358 this moratorium shall last for up to 180 days. Accordingly,
The Town of Standish hereby ORDAINS the following emergency amendments to the Standish Town Code effective immediately upon adoption and stand automatically repealed as of the 91st day following adoption:
The Land Use Ordinance of the Town of Standish shall be amended as follows (additions are underlined and deletions are Struck out.
Delete Chapter 181, Part 5 and 181 Attachment 2:1 in its entirety
Part 5, Historic Preservation
§ 181-127. Moratorium on Development of Standish Village Historic Resources
A. The Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) shall not accept an application, nor issue a building permit, nor shall the Planning Board consider any application for development of any parcel that would lead to the permanent demolition or significant alteration of a historic resource located in the Standish Village area.
B. The CEO shall make the first determination of whether a building permit or parcel development could impact a historic resource as described below.
C. An automatic appeal of the CEO’s decision to the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be allowed.
D. A historic resource located in the Standish Village area shall be considered as any structure within the Standish Tax Assessor’s Map 10 that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
APPROVED __________________ DISAPPROVED__________________
ROLL CALL YEA NAY ABSTAIN
BIEGEL
CHRISTY
POMERLEAU
SIMPSON
SPENCER
STACK
COUNCIL CHAIR ________________________________
CLERK/SECRETARY ____________________________
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