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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi! Don’t forget that those renovations are often ‘substantial improvements,’ which means that they’ll have to be elevated even higher then the existing foundations </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
Some communities give a height variance for flood mitigation work like that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">Joy Duperault, CFM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">State NFIP Coordinator/Director, Flood Hazard Management Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="joy.duperault@mass.gov">joy.duperault@mass.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:47 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Lakeside redevelopment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Dear Planners:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">No doubt many of your towns have lakeside cottages on very small nonconforming lots that date back to WWII or earlier. There are often several layers of cottages starting at the shore and going back a number
of tiers. We have been experiencing the redevelopment of many cottages, often at the shore, often with proposals to go from one story to two. This can block the views from across the street and several tiers back. It also can have the effect of walling
off the lake from any but those right at the shore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">These are handled by our ZBA through a special permit process which is often contentious. I’d be interested in any approaches your town takes to balancing the desires of all the parties in these types of
cases. Citations to the nonconforming sections of your bylaws are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Jeff Lacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rural Planning Associates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">(413) 230-9693<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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