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Mr. Hornig said we cannot require preservation, only provide incentives that will encourage <br />developers to preserve the home. <br />Ms. Bennett said that OSRD can help us preserve structures that are not currently on the <br />Inventory. There are two projects currently going through the Site Sensitive Development <br />process where the Commission would have had no jurisdiction because the houses are not on the <br />Inventory, but they potentially can be saved because of the incentives in the Site Sensitive <br />Development bylaw. <br />Purpose Section: <br />Preserve historically or architecturally significant buildings or places, including consideration for <br />siting, sight lines, and landscaping <br />Mr. Kalsow said he perceives a gap between the purpose section and the actual requirements of <br />the bylaw. Mr. Kalsow stated that by giving “by right” development powers to developers and <br />not including regulation of siting in the bylaw, the stated purpose cannot be achieved. <br />Mr. Hornig agreed that purposes are not enforceable. The issue of siting can be included in the <br />preservation restriction. He recommended that the Administrative Assistant of the Historical <br />Commission be included in the Design Review Team meetings, the staff-level group that is <br />involved in site planning for Planning Board review. <br />Requirements: <br />Historic Buildings shall not be included in the calculation of gross floor area under 6.12.3.7.a <br />and 6.12.3.7.b <br />Dwelling units within Historic Buildings shall not be included in the calculation of gross floor <br />area under 6.12.3.7.e and 6.12.3.7.f <br />This provides incentives for preserving historic houses by giving bonuses for permitted <br />development on the site. <br />Ms. Pursley expressed concerns that the gross floor area bonus is too rich and inquired about the <br />logic of including this instead of a bonus based on footprint. <br />Mr. Hornig stated that the goal is to give developers more buildable land area when there is a <br />historic house that is being preserved. The hope is that developers will have incentives to <br />preserve historic structures rather than tearing them down, even if tradeoffs are involved. Ms. <br />Pursley expressed concern about how the stated purpose of appropriate siting for historic <br />buildings will be achieved. The bonuses make it difficult to preserve any appropriate siting <br />around the historic structure, which can be as important as preserving the structure itself.