The Historic District Commission established hereunder shall
have all of the powers and duties of an historic district commission
as delineated by the Massachusetts Historic Districts Act. Said Commission
may, in the exercise of said powers and duties, accept money, gifts
and expend the same, and, subject to appropriation or receipt of such
gifts, contract for and employ such clerical assistants or technical
consultants or assistants as the Commission may, in its discretion,
find suitable.
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The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations for the
conduct of its business as are not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Massachusetts Historic Districts Act, the General Laws, this
chapter, or other ordinances of the Town of Randolph.
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The Commission shall create and maintain a list of properties
of historic significance architecturally or otherwise in the Town
of Randolph.
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The Commission may, if requested by the Town pursuant to a vote
of the Town Council with the approval of the Town Manager, administer
for the Town of Randolph any designated properties or lesser property
interests which the Town may own or may acquire as gifts.
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The Commission shall carry out such other duties, authorities
and powers as may be delegated or assigned unto it by vote of the
Town Council.
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The Commission shall be empowered to propose, from time to time
and in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Historic
Districts Act, such additional historic districts or changes to existing
historic districts as the Commission may deem suitable, and, to that
end, said Commission may cooperate with and enlist assistance for
the Town of Randolph from the National Register, the National Park
Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Massachusetts
Historical Commission, the Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities or other similar agencies, public and private, as it may
deem advisable.
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Any person who desires to obtain a certificate from the Commission
shall file with the Commission an application for a certificate of
appropriateness, a certificate of non-applicability or a certificate
of hardship, as the case may be, in such form as the Commission may
reasonably determine, together with such plans, elevations, specifications,
material and other information, including in the case of demolition
or removal a statement of the proposed condition and appearance of
the property thereafter, as may be reasonably deemed necessary by
the Commission to enable it to make a determination on the application.
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The Commission shall have sixty (60) days to act on any request
once a completed application and plans have been submitted to the
Commission. In the event of failure by the Commission to act within
that sixty (60) days, except in the occurrence of mutually agreed
extension, the applicant will receive approval by default. In calculating
sixty (60) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall not be
counted toward the sixty (60) days.
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No building permit for construction of a building or structure
or for alteration of an exterior architectural feature within an historic
district and no demolition permit for demolition or removal of a building
or structure within an historic district shall be issued until the
certificate required by this section has been issued by the Commission.
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The Community Preservation Committee working with the Historic
District Commission shall promulgate criteria for parcels to be eligible
for such funds. Nothing in this chapter shall require the Community
Preservation Committee to appropriate more monies than are reasonably
available and they may limit the amount of funds in any given fiscal
year.
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