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Hi Planners</div>
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Curious to how some of our municipal colleagues have handled any similar situation in the past. We have an ANR plan that wants to divide land into 12 building lots. These lots all have substantial buildable land access problems. These include crossing wetlands
and steep slopes. Our bylaws allow access to buildable area via common drives so as we have done in the past we have advised the applicant to combine these applications to prove they have access to buildable areas of each proposed lot. We have alternatively
advised that they could apply for and receive a valid order of conditions from the Con Com to also show adequate access. The developer however has asserted that the ANR submission is purely based on the division of land in accordance with the town’s by-Laws
requirements (frontage and area) and access is never to be considered. The Planning Board has used the case references in the ANR Handbook and the most recent MA Land Use Law Handbook to assert they would like to see adequacy of access proven before they endorse
the plan. Anyone have any similar stories or tips on resolving this impasse? </div>
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Andrew </div>
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</span><span style="font-family: garamond, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 9.75pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Williamstown, Mass. 01267</span><span style="font-family: garamond, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 9.75pt; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br>
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