[Massplanners] MassPlanners Digest, Vol 10, Issue 14

Wed Feb 9 10:24:00 EST 2022

Just something to check on, I've seen developers note that parcels are undevelopable for wetlands reasons--either it doesn't meet a "x percent high and dry" zoning requirement or they need to leave it undeveloped to meet the Riverfront Standards in the Wetlands Protection Act. 

The standard allows up the 10% alteration of riverfront area within a lot, and when someone is subdividing (or ANR-ing), they can use the whole unsubdivided area to calculate that 10% and hope that nobody remembers by the time they come back for the remaining lot in a few years and lets them alter a whole new 10% of the riverfront on the individual parcel in question (or it's a new owner and they weren't privvy to that permitting requirement). If there is a river/perennial stream nearby that might be happening and you might consider forwarding to the ConCom or agent for comment/review. 
~ 
Holly Jones 
Conservation Agent & Environmental Planner 
Town of Norwood, MA 
(781) 762-1240 x 6065 (office) 
781-320-2687 (cell) 
hjones at norwoodma.gov 

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The ANR note "Not a buildable lot" is quite common on ANRs. I've seen many ANR plans have them when not necessarily true just because it was a note the engineer left on all ANRs and it wasn't removed. 

Gil Hilario, CFM 

Town Planner 

Town of North Attleboro 

43 South Washington St. 

North Attleboro, MA 02760 

Office: 508.699.0116 

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2. Re: Putting House on "Not a Building Lot" Parcel (Dan Fortier) 
3. Re: Putting House on "Not a Building Lot" Parcel (Eric Rumsey) 

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 12:29:55 +0000 
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Subject: [Massplanners] Putting House on "Not a Building Lot" Parcel 
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A few years ago the owner of a property came in to do an ANR on a property in Shirley. They divided out a large parcel into 2 parcels with one having adequate frontage and square footage and the other (though it has over 5 acres of land) only with 89' of frontage (not adequate for that zone) so they appropriately marked it "not a buildable lot" for the sake of the ANR. The owner of that property now wants to put a house on the "not a buildable lot" property using the Town's hammerhead lot portion of the zoning by-law which only requires 50" frontage. Is this appropriate even though it is marked "not a buildable lot"? Is that "not a buildable lot" title a forever thing or can be built on under the right situations? 

Bill Oelfke 

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 13:14:17 +0000 
From: Dan Fortier <dfortier at town.dennis.ma.us> 
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Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Putting House on "Not a Building Lot" 
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It would seem that, if it met your frontage requirements for a hammerhead lot to begin with, it was never "not a buildable lot". 

Daniel J. Fortier, AICP 
Town Planner 
Dennis Planning Department 
685 Route 134 
South Dennis MA 02660 
Phone 508-760-6119 
dfortier at town.dennis.ma.us 

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A few years ago the owner of a property came in to do an ANR on a property in Shirley. They divided out a large parcel into 2 parcels with one having adequate frontage and square footage and the other (though it has over 5 acres of land) only with 89' of frontage (not adequate for that zone) so they appropriately marked it "not a buildable lot" for the sake of the ANR. The owner of that property now wants to put a house on the "not a buildable lot" property using the Town's hammerhead lot portion of the zoning by-law which only requires 50" frontage. Is this appropriate even though it is marked "not a buildable lot"? Is that "not a buildable lot" title a forever thing or can be built on under the right situations? 

Bill Oelfke 

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Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Putting House on "Not a Building Lot" 
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I would have them record another ANR with the "not a buildable lot" removed from the map, then let them build the house. 

Eric Rumsey 
Town Planner & Conservation Agent 
Economic Development and Planning Department 
Town of Southbridge 
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A few years ago the owner of a property came in to do an ANR on a property in Shirley. They divided out a large parcel into 2 parcels with one having adequate frontage and square footage and the other (though it has over 5 acres of land) only with 89' of frontage (not adequate for that zone) so they appropriately marked it "not a buildable lot" for the sake of the ANR. The owner of that property now wants to put a house on the "not a buildable lot" property using the Town's hammerhead lot portion of the zoning by-law which only requires 50" frontage. Is this appropriate even though it is marked "not a buildable lot"? Is that "not a buildable lot" title a forever thing or can be built on under the right situations? 

Bill Oelfke 

Vice Chair, Shirley Planning Board 

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