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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning all – Have a question about the merger provision applicability. We had someone come in and ask if their vacant undersized lot could be built upon. As with any such request, we ask if any adjacent lots are or were held in
common. In this case, there is an adjacent lot with a house on it that they own however it lies within an adjacent town. So the question is does the merger provision apply to adjacent lots held in common not within the subject community? Thanks in advance
and have a Happy Thanksgiving!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">John P. Hansen, Jr., AICP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Community Development Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">68 Stevens Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Swansea, MA 02777<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">508-674-5731 x6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">jhansen@swanseama.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://swanseama.gov/government/planning_board/index.php">https://swanseama.gov/government/planning_board/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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