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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Ayer subdivision regulations specify that <b>dead-end streets cannot exceed 650 feet
</b>without the granting of a waiver from the Planning Board. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, our Bylaw and Regulations do not explicitly define just what constitutes a dead-end street.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To my reasoning, any street with <b>ONE entrance and egress point</b> for residents is a dead-end, even if it widens out into a wide loop in the subdivision’s interior.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does that sound like a reasonable interpretation? Would an emergency access gate for the Fire Dept. change the situation such that it is not a dead-end?
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m curious how other towns in Massachusetts define and regulate ‘dead-end streets’.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for any assistance. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mark Archambault, AICP<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ayer Town Planner <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ayer, MA 01432<o:p></o:p></p>
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