[Massplanners] [EXTERNAL] ANRs

[Jay Vinskey]

I would think the Assessors could combine just for tax purposes, but unless a new deed is recorded the lots will still "exist".  A recorded ANR/81x is just a plan that doesn't mean much until there is a deed that references or relies on it.

For zoning purposes, we treat commonly owned parcels as one.

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Thanks for the quick responses, but can the municipality do it on its own? without the owner, no anr?

Thanks again,
-Alex

On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM Michael McCarthy <Michael.McCarthy at newbedford-ma.gov<mailto:Michael.McCarthy at newbedford-ma.gov>> wrote:

Hi Alex,



My understanding is that if there are no new property lines proposed – that is, they only with to eliminate interior boundaries and make their property “whole” – then the property owner may file an 81X/perimeter plan directly with the Registry of Deeds. Also, the court affirmed that perimeter plans are entitled to an ANR endorsement, if someone seeks it, in Cumberland Farms v. PB of West Bridgewater, 64 Mass. App. Ct. 902, so there’s nothing preventing it happening via ANR either.



In most cases, I don’t think there is anything that couldn’t be addressed by having the property owner file an 81X and then provide the municipality with evidence of the recording (stamped plan, book/page) for updating internal records.



Mike McCarthy

Asst. City Planner

New Bedford



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In MA, are municipalities allowed to alter or dissolve property lines, without an ANR plan, between commonly-owned parcels or in instances where a boundary line may divide a building which is located on two or more commonly-owned parcels?  If

In MA, are municipalities allowed to alter or dissolve property lines, without an ANR plan, between commonly-owned parcels or in instances where a boundary line may divide a building which is located on two or more commonly-owned parcels?  If no, can the municipality require a parcel owner to ANR their lots in the previous instances?

Thanks in advance,

-Alex



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Alex Vyce

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Holyoke, MA  01040
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Holyoke, MA  01040
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