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2024-058 · EASEMENT · CONTRACT · 2024

An Order of the Amesbury City Council to approve and accept a Preservation Restriction Agreement on property located at 6 Center Street, Amesbury, and to authorize the Mayor to execute said Preservation Restriction Agreement on behalf of the City.

City Council approves accepting a Preservation Restriction on 6 Center Street to protect the building’s historic exterior. The restriction will be enforced by the Amesbury Historical Commission as a condition of the site plan approval. The plan governs exterior changes and maintenance consistent with historic preservation standards.

approved SPECIFIC PROPERTY
  1. STEP 1
    Submitted
    APR 09 2024
  2. STEP 2 · CURRENT
    Approved
    MAY 28 2024
AI summary · plain-language

The City Council authorizes accepting a Preservation Restriction Agreement on the property at 6 Center Street. The restriction binds the exterior of the G. W. Osgood House to preservation in perpetuity and is administered by the Amesbury Historical Commission as part of the Planning Board’s site plan approval process. Baseline Documentation (Exhibit D) includes 33 exterior photographs and a map, establishing the building’s historic significance tied to Amesbury’s carriage industry. The grantor (Ethan C. Petersohn and Gregory S. Southard) conveys the restriction to the City to protect preservation values, with enforcement under state law and Commission guidelines.

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Key provisions

§1 City Council accepts Preservation Restriction on 6 Center Street and authorizes the Mayor to execute it.
§2 Exterior features of the G. W. Osgood House must be retained or restored as approved by the Amesbury Historical Commission.
§3 Grantor must maintain the Building, including the central chimney, in good structural condition per the Secretary’s Standards.
§4 No demolition, unapproved alterations, new outbuildings, or moving the Building without Commission approval.

Discussed at meetings

City CouncilCity Council MeetingMay 28, 2024
approve2024-058
Accept 2024-058 as presented.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · VOTE: APPROVED 7-0
City CouncilOrdinance and Administration Subcommittee MeetingMay 20, 2024
other2024-058
Return 2024-058 to the full City Council with a positive recommendation.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (3-0)
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City CouncilPlanning and Development Subcommittee MeetingMay 20, 2024
other2024-058
Councilor Hogg made a motion to return 2024-058 to the full City Council with a positive recommendation.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR MICHAEL HOGG · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR SCOTT MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (2-0)
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City CouncilCity Council MeetingMay 14, 2024
2024-0582024-058 Preservation Restriction Agreement – 6 Center Street
Planning BoardPlanning BoardMay 13, 2024
approve2024-058
David Frick motioned to recommend accepting the preservation restriction for 6 Center St.
MOVED BY DAVID FRICK · SECONDED BY LORRI KREBS · VOTE: APPROVED 7-0
Bill 2024-058 - 6 Center St. Preservation Restriction
City CouncilCity Council MeetingApril 9, 2024
refer2024-058
Councilor Wheeler offered a motion to refer 2024-058 to the Ordinance and Administration committee, the Planning and Development Committee, and the Planning Board with a second reading date of May 14th, 2024.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: REFERRED 7-0-2