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Design Guidelines /
The Bedford Landing-Waterfront Historic District

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Acknowledgements
I.	THE DISTRICT
>	Introduction
>	History and Legislation of the Bedford Landing-Waterfront Historic District
>	District Boundary Map
II.	ADMINISTRATION OF THE DISTRICT
>	Obligations of Owners and Tenants
>	Changes Requiring Historical Commission Approval
>	Meetings of the Commission
>	The Application Process
>	Application Materials for Commission Meetings
>	After Completion of the Work
>	Enforcement
III.	THE CERTIFICATES
>	Certificate of Appropriateness
>	Certificate of Non-Applicability
>	Certificate of Hardship
IV.	STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION DECISIONS
>	The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
>	General Laws of Massachusetts (M.G.L.) Chapter 40C. Historic Districts.
>	Article XI. New Bedford Historical Commission; Historic Districts*
>	New Bedford Historical Commission By-Laws

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