HDC NCD subcomittee Minutes_04-27-2022 DRAFT
CITY OF BEVERLY
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
COMMISSION: Historic District Commission
SUBCOMMITTEE: Neighborhood Conservation Districts Ordinance
Subcommittee
DATE& TIME: April 27, 2022
LOCATION: Beverly Public Library, Fogg Conference Room, 32 Essex
Street, Beverly, MA 01915
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Leahy, Caroline Baird Mason
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Estelle Rand, Ward 2 City Counsellor
RECORDER: John Leahy
Discussion Summary:
Meeting called to order 5:17 pm.
Estelle Rand joined at 5:35 pm.
Changes made to ordinance draft based on feedback form the full Historic Districts Commission
meeting held March 30, 2022.
The updates focused on simplifying the requirements for a Study Committee (ref 3. E),the
specification of an additional technical member of a Neighborhood Conservation District in
addition to the Historic Districts Commission member(section 3.1)) and some minor
grammatical improvements
The Subcommittee also discussed section 8 (Validity and Severability) and decided to leave it
alone pending review by city legal counsel.
Meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm.
Decisions: Approved the changed to the ordinance draft
Actions:
Jay Leahy to update draft document per the Subcommittees input, draft minutes for this meeting
and provide to Planning Administration.
Vote Record: 3-0 in favor of approving changes to the Draft Ordinance
Document Listing:
Draft of proposed Neighborhood Conservation Districts Ordinance