This bylaw shall be known and may be cited as the "Hull Village
Historic District Bylaw" under the authority of Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 40C, as amended.
The purpose of this bylaw is to promote the educational, cultural,
economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation
and protection of the distinctive characteristics of buildings and
places significant in the history of the Town of Hull or their architecture
and through the maintenance and improvement of settings for such buildings
and places and the encouragement of design-compatible growth therewith.
No building or structure within the Historic District shall
be constructed, demolished, moved or altered in any way that affects
exterior architectural features visible from a public way, including
waterways and no building shall be moved into the Historic District
unless the Commission shall first have issued a certificate of appropriateness,
a certificate of hardship or a certificate of non-applicability with
respect to such construction, alteration or movement. The Building
Commissioner shall not issue a building permit within the Historic
District unless one of the certificates noted above has first been
issued by the District Commission within 21 days of the application
for such permit or the proposed improvement is exempted from these
provisions by the following.
The authority of the District Commission is not extended to
the review of the following:
A. Temporary structures or signs; subject, however, to such conditions
as to duration of use, location, lighting, removal and similar matters
as the Commission may reasonably specify.
B. Storm doors, screens, window air conditioning and antennas.
C. Color of any paint or stain.
D. Materials of uniform color used on roofs.
E. Signs in connection with use of a residence for a customary home
occupation or for professional purposes as specified elsewhere in
relevant Town of Hull Bylaws.
F. Reconstruction of a building, structure or exterior architectural
feature which has been damaged or destroyed by fire, storm or other
disaster, provided that the exterior design is substantially similar
to the original.
The District Commission shall have all the powers of an Historic
District Commission as described in Chapter 40C of the Massachusetts
General Laws. The Commission shall adopt rules and regulations for
the conduct of its business, not inconsistent with Chapter 40C of
the General Laws, or with the purpose of this bylaw. Copies of said
rules and regulations, and an application form, shall be made available
at the office of the Town Clerk.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Hull Historic District
Commission may, within 21 days, appeal said decision to the Metropolitan
Area Planning Council pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts
General Law, Chapter 40C, section 12 in lieu of a direct appeal
to the Superior Court.