[Massplanners] Properties in a Historic District

[Brian Szekely]

Winchester has 1 Neighborhood Conservation District, aka Architectural
Preservation District (even though we call them Heritage Districts here). A
map of the district is under the glass in the Building dept so everyone
knows at the time of the filing of a building permit. More importantly, the
map has been filed at the Registry of Deeds with a list of the properties.
They are indexed as such so any owner/realtor is aware they are buying
within a special district if any deed research is actually performed.

Best,
 Brian Szekely
Winchester Town Planner
bszekely at winchester.us
781-721-7162

On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 11:32 AM Heidi Ricci via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> We tried years ago to get a law passed requiring disclosure of the
> presence of wetlands and floodplains on properties when they are sold.  It
> never went anywhere.
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> Seems to me realtors have an ethical if not legal obligation to disclose
> factual information about properties to buyers, like the presence of
> floodplain or in a historic district, but clearly that doesn’t always
> happen.  The buyer needs to have a good attorney who will identify that for
> them, and again the due diligence doesn’t always occur there either.
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of *Duperault,
> Joy (DCR) via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2022 11:05 AM
> *To:* Paige <paigeplanner at gmail.com>; Massplanners Listserv (
> MassPlanners at masscptc.org) <MassPlanners at masscptc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Massplanners] Properties in a Historic District
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> This is the same situation we have when people don’t know they’ve bought a
> house in the floodplain… lots of ramifications.
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> *Joy Duperault, CFM*
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> State NFIP Coordinator/Director, Flood Hazard Management Program
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> MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
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> *617-626-1406 or joy.duperault at mass.gov
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of *Paige
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> Looking to see if anyone has suggestions regarding properties in a
> Historic District. Basically a property in our District was sold and the
> owners were unaware it was in a HD. Through a series of errors, they were
> allowed to build a structure without review by the HD Commission.
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> We know the Building Dept needs to catch these things but by the time they
> would have gone to Building, they already owned the property in a HD. We
> are hoping to make sure folks are notified during the pre-sale due
> diligence (or to make sure out of town realtors are aware and disclose).
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> I have been asked to see if there are any ways to ensure folks are
> informed a property is in a HD up front. I know sign posting is one way but
> beyond that ...
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> Does anyone know of a way to do a single filing at the registry that would
> flag the properties in the HD when deed research is being done?  Any other
> ideas or techniques?
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> The other issue is making sure residents are reminded every so often. We
> will likely recommend the HD Commission send out an annual mailing covering
> the key points of being in a HD but wonder if other communities have come
> up against this issue and if they have any ideas or thoughts.
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> Thank you in advance for any advice/input.
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> ~Paige
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> Foxborough Town Hall, 40 South Street
> Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035
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