Word: hsdf
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...Council worried about the bureaucratic nature of the state statute which mandates that even minor building changes be approved by the entire historic district commission. It also considered property owners concerns that private anti-development groups--such as the Harvard Square Defense Fund (HSDF).--would have too much power under the historic district code...
...differences between a historic and a conservation district are small, they were significant enough to win over the Council--and the property-owners in the Square. Minor building changes can be approved by the director of the Historical Commission--no lengthy process is necessary. And the power of the HSDF as a third-party group is ambiguous in the city ordinance rather than guaranteed...
...Conservation District gives us breathing space and the opportunity to work on projects that are proactive, rather than simply reactive to developers," says Jinny Nathans, president of the HSDF...
...formation of a historic district would have guaranteed the HSDF the legal standing to appeal any Commission decision that was made on development issues and thus it was rejected by the City Council. Under the Conservation District, the right of appeal is less clear...
...City Council tabled an amendment to the Conservation District legislation that would have limited standing of appeals for groups like the HSDF...