What is the purpose of the Demolition Review Bylaw (Chapter 96 of the Dover Town General B-laws)?

The Demolition Review Bylaw was enacted for the purpose of protecting and conserving the architectural, historical and aesthetic resources of the Town of Dover. Its aim is to encourage owners of "preferably-preserved historically significant buildings" to seek ways to preserve, rehabilitate or restore such buildings rather than demolish them.

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1. What is the purpose of the Demolition Review Bylaw (Chapter 96 of the Dover Town General B-laws)?
2. How does it do this?
3. What action begins the process?
4. Which structures come under the Bylaw?
5. What does the Commission do next?
6. What makes a structure historically significant?
7. What happens if my building is not historically significant?
8. What if the Commission decides my building is historically significant?
9. What is involved in a demolition plan review?
10. After I submit this information, what happens?
11. What is a “preferably preserved” structure?
12. What happens if the Commission decides my building is preferably preserved?
13. What happens during that year?
14. What if all this fails and the one-year moratorium expires?
15. When does the Commission meet?
16. Who appoints the members of the Commission?