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Our Open Space Residential Subdivision requirements are below. Our ongoing frustration is the holding of the open space. We are effectively ending up with horseshoe shaped open space with significant wetlands around every new development in Town. When the
Town owns this we have no use for these parcels and <span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">any
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">7.1.4<span style="mso-tab-count:1" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Any development submitted pursuant to this section shall provide common land in area not less than the sum of the areas by which the building lots are reduced
below the minimum lot area required for conventional development of the tract as per Section 4 of this By-law. All common land must have access to a roadway within the subdivision.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">All common land required herein shall be exclusive of land classified as wetland and shown on a map entitled "Wetland and Water Conservancy District, Town of Dracut
1977" consisting of twenty-five sheets and on file with the Town Clerk. Said land may be counted pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1.2 of this By-law for the purposes of calculating "Minimum Land Area" and may be added to the "Common Land" only following
the satisfaction of the basic requirements of this Section.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">The common land within the Open Space Residential Development may be conveyed by the owner/developer to one or more of the following entities, as appropriate:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Conveyance to the town for the sole purpose of passive or active recreational open space, agricultural land or other open space purpose, should the town be willing
to accept and manage the property. The property is to be kept in an open and natural state, and may be subject to a conservation restriction prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 31 and 33, inclusive, of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Conveyance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of a state forest, park, or wildlife management area.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Conveyance to a non-profit corporation, the principal purpose of which is the conservation of open space and made subject to a conservation restriction prepared
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 31 and 33, inclusive, of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Conveyance to a corporation or trust owned or to be owned by the owners of lots or residential units within the plot and made subject to a conservation restriction
prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 31 and 33, inclusive, of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Conveyance to a private owner for agricultural, horticultural, forestry or any other purpose and made subject to a conservation restriction prepared in accordance
with the provisions of Section 31 and 33, inclusive, of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ol>
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</span>Legal Requirements for Common Land Ownership and Maintenance</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">In the event that the common land and other facilities which may be held in common, are conveyed to a homeowners’ association, whose membership includes the owners
of all lots or units contained in the tract or if the development is a cooperative, with owners holding shares in the cooperative association, then the following shall apply:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">The owner/developer shall include in the deed to the owners of individual lots beneficial rights in said common land and shall grant a conservation restriction
to the Town of Dracut and/or an appropriate entity noted in 7.1.3 above, over such land pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184 Sections 31-33, to insure that such land be kept in an open or natural state and not be built upon for residential use
or developed for accessory uses such as parking or roadways;<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">This restriction shall be enforceable by the Town through its Conservation Commission in any proceeding authorized by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, Section
33;<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">The developer shall be responsible for the maintenance of the common land until such time as the homeowners’ association is capable of assuming said responsibility
or in the case of a trust, for the benefit of the tenant upon the execution of the trust. Prior to conveyance of the land to the homeowner’s association, the Planning Board, upon advice of the Conservation Commission, Open Space Committee and other applicable
board or commission, shall review and approve a maintenance and operations plan for the upkeep of the open space parcels within the subdivision.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">The homeowners’ association shall be responsible for the maintenance of the open space in accordance with the approved operation and maintenance schedule.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">In order to ensure that the homeowners’ association will properly maintain the land deeded to it under this section, the developer shall prepare a Declaration
of Covenants and Restrictions, which shall at a minimum provide for the following:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Mandatory membership in an established homes association as a requirement of residence or ownership of any lot in the tract.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Provisions for maintenance and tax assessment of all lots in order to ensure that the common land is maintained in a condition suitable for the uses approved by
the homeowners’ association. Failure to pay such assessment shall create a lien on the property assessed, enforceable by either the homeowners’ association or the owner of any lot.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="ContentPasted0">Provisions which, so far as possible under the existing law, will ensure that the restrictions placed on the use of the common land will not terminate by operation
of law. This Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board and their legal counsel and then shall be recorded with the Middlesex Registry of Deeds. A copy of said Declaration or trust shall also be filed with
the Town Clerk. Prior to the Building Inspector's issuance of a building permit for any lot, the developer shall provide satisfactory assurance of the conveyance and recording as required above in the form of copies of the recorded instruments bearing the
recording stamps.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ol>
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