<div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div> Brian Szekely</div><div>Winchester Town Planner</div><div><a href="mailto:bszekely@winchester.us">bszekely@winchester.us</a></div><div>781-721-7162</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 11:32 AM Heidi Ricci via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8446407513579507892">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>E. Heidi Ricci </b>(she/her(s))<b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Duperault, Joy (DCR) via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 10, 2022 11:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Paige <<a href="mailto:paigeplanner@gmail.com" target="_blank">paigeplanner@gmail.com</a>>; Massplanners Listserv (<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Properties in a Historic District<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">This is the same situation we have when people don’t know they’ve bought a house in the floodplain… lots of ramifications.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Joy Duperault, CFM<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">State NFIP Coordinator/Director, Flood Hazard Management Program<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjoy.duperault%40mass.gov%2F&data=05%7C01%7Chricci%40massaudubon.org%7C2fa3408be24f4d5ece5708dac3359f37%7Ce0acbd14d69d4eaa8f027ecff288232f%7C0%7C0%7C638036933078530614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mKLMxWNi%2FZU6fTjkK5xYgEAzshyhJV2vT5npz61ZANE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
<span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">joy.duperault@mass.gov</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paige via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 10, 2022 10:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Massplanners Listserv (<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Properties in a Historic District<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 ...<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
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