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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Allow me to clarify -
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My use of the term “conforming” in this case means that the lot – once the dwelling and use are extinguished - no longer has any quality or character that run afoul of the zoning bylaw.
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It’s not against zoning to have an undersized lot – there are lots of them, everywhere. To be certain, it’s no longer a building lot, by any stretch, and can never be made a building lot (assuming that there’s no other provision in the zoning bylaw that would
allow it). <br>
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- Doug.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Eric Rumsey <erumsey@southbridgemass.org>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I would say that if the person removed the dwelling, and it was not destroyed by natural disaster, then no they could not rebuild without securing a variance or potentially a special permit depending on how
your bylaws are written. I would not say that the lot is now conforming if it does not comply with the requirements of the zoning bylaw, however.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Last minute question for Planners Anonymous --and you’ll forgive me, as I don’t have my copy of “Handbook of Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law” at the ready….<br>
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Given a <u>pre-existing</u>, <u>non-conforming</u> lot, with a pre-existing dwelling on it:<br>
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If the person removes the dwelling…<br>
WITHOUT securing the right to rebuild (via a special permit, let’s say)…<br>
The non-confirming use is extinguished…<br>
the lot becomes “conforming”…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">And a new structure can not be rebuilt.
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Is that correct? Or, does the two-year lookback provision for non-conforming uses apply?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Doug.<br>
Westhampton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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