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DEMOLITION REVIEW - 197 SEYMOUR STREET

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22.     COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, Anne Louro, Preservation Planner, to City Council, re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW OF 197 SEYMOUR STREET, (MAP 5, LOT 105) a Circa 1934, one-story wood-framed residential structure and 1984 two-story addition – advising that “the structure is not located in a National Register Historic District; according to the Structural Engineer’s Report, the structure is in poor condition due to extensive deferred maintenance and restoration efforts would be impractical due to the existing condition of the structure; the structure is of no notable historic significance either recorded or found with the existing condition of the structure; in accordance with New Bedford City Code, Article XI, Section 2-157.3 (q) – Procedures for Review and Approval of Demolition Permits, prior to the issuance of a demolition permit, all approvals necessary for the future use and development of the site, including without limitation, any necessary zoning variances or special permits, must be granted, and all appeals for the granting of such approvals must be concluded, “in light of these findings, the Preservation Planner has determined that the  residential structure at 197 Seymour Street is neither a Historically Significant nor a Preferably Preserved Structure.”

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