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<p class="MsoNormal">This is how we do it in Milton. Our ANR guidelines require a plan to have two notations: “No determination of wetlands has been made or intended by Planning Board endorsement” and “Planning Board endorsement does not reflect compliance
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#538135;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Tim Czerwienski, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#538135">|</span></b> 525 Canton Avenue | Milton, Mass. 02186
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>B via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 2024 5:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Groff <agroff@williamstownma.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Benson, Rachel via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] ANRs and Illusory Frontage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>One reccomendation I've seen: require them stamping mylars with "not approved for zoning or subdivision compliance". Maybe add "...including adequacy of access",.something like that.
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 4:53<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Andrew Groff via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Andrew <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Town of Williamstown</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Community Development Dept.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#888888"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Director</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#888888"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Williamstown, Mass. 01267</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#888888"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">(413) 597-8284</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><br>
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