[Massplanners] Massplanners] ANR's and sidewalks

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Wayne

Is that something you folks do?  My wheels started turning along those
lines when I read Richard and Rich's emails.

Another thought--with increasing attention on bike and ped access, maybe a
land use dedication statute focused on frontage strips might get a little
traction in the legislature. In any case, sends another signal as to how
unbalanced land use regulation is in Massachusetts.

Bill Fitzgerald
Avon DPW

On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 2:34 PM Wayne Feiden via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Or forget ANRs and amend your zoning to define frontage for zoning
> purposes as including sidewalks, with a special permit relief value for
> times when the right-of-way is not wide enough to accommodate sidewalks.
> You would still probably need to approve ANRs, but who cares if they can’t
> get a building permit?
>
> Wayne Feiden, FAICP
> Director of Planning & Sustainability
> City of Northampton
>
> Forgive typos. This is from my small phone.
>
> On Sep 11, 2021, at 1:54 PM, Town Of Norfolk via MassPlanners <
> massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> There isn’t anyway. You can’t condition an ANR. The statute is pretty
> clear. I do agree it’s a flaw. There are wonderful things about
> Massachusetts that I love but our inability to get land reform done isn’t
> one on them. In one person’s opinion our governance structure is the real
> barrier. Local control verse state control not even county control is the
> pull and tug battle.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich Mccarthy
> Town planner
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 11, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Richard Clark via MassPlanners <
> massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello All,
>
> I'm going to take a second bite of the apple with this one. I earlier
> asked if anyone had or knew of a way to require sidewalks on an ANR lot. We
> have in our Rules and Regulations a requirement for sidewalks in a
> subdivision, but nothing with regards to ANR lots. I see this as a major
> deficiency as these ANR lots are on public ways where pedestrian traffic is
> more likely. A public way is most a link to locations of interest.
> I do thank those of you who replied to my earlier query. There was, as I
> recall mention of legislation that was not enacted. Action by the General
> Court may well be a solution - someday. What I am looking for is something
> that can be done today.
>
> Thank you and Be Well,
> Richard Clark, Town of Dudley Planning Board
>
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