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<p class="MsoNormal">The Rules and Regulations should apply equally to private or public ways. The form of ownership should not be the reasoning for grant of waivers alone. Our planning board considers waivers for relief from required finished materials, say
bituminous vs concrete sidewalks. We typically request an engineering and/or safety analysis before granting a waiver from design and construction standards, e.g. width of roadway.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alternatively, the Board could adopt a set of design standards that would apply to private ways only, in certain situations. Example - sidewalks on one side (rural character, protect environmental/natural resources areas, etc); No grass
strip, LID stormwater management systems vs traditional drainage systems. Curbing. The point is, the alternative design standards should be spelled in the regulations to the greatest extent possible. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0079AC">NIPUN JAIN</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Clark via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 10, 2023 12:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Private Roads and Waivers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">When an applicant proposes a Private Way (Road) our Planning Board is all too willing to grant any number of waivers for things that our Rules and Regulations would
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A case in point being road width. The Rules and Regulations call for minimum 26 feet, but we are likely to consider just about anything when it comes to a Private
Road. The justification I hear again and again is that it's a Private Road and oh, yes, we allowed this or a similar width for this or that Private Road in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What good are Rules and Regulations if they don't apply to Private Roads? Worse yet, these Private Road waivers are seen as precedents or justification for granting waivers when
it comes to Public Ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Does anyone know of any case law or any statute that would apply?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Richard Clark, Town of Dudley, Planning Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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