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<p class="MsoNormal">Believes our regulations in Northbridge may be somewhat similar -reads
<i>“maximum length of 500-feet unless the water system is looped or, in the opinion of the Planning Board a greater length is necessitated by topography or local conditions”</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would suggest Waivers not be sought/granted to increase total number of lots….waivers may be considered if there is a public benefit and only after providing information showing provision can be met (without waiver); waivers are not intended
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<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps a waiver may be considered if road is extended to minimize wetland impact, avoid a large ledge outcrop, eliminate a second roadway or some other site encumbrance -but not applied to simply add additional lots.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Northbridge Community Planning & Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">1679 Providence Road Northbridge, MA 01534<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(508) 234-2447<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#156082;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">WE MOVED!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>1679 PROVIDENCE ROAD NORTHBRIDGE, MA 01534<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Building, Conservation, Health Department, Planning, & Zoning Board now located in separate wing of new Fire Station.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Smith via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 05, 2024 12:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Charbonneau via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Other Communities Dead-End Limit for new sub'n roads + waiver criteria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As the Athol Planning Board reviews the second Definitive Plan application since the Great Recession, a lot of consternation has developed based on the 500-foot dead end limit and the existing waiver provision
language, which provides us the waiver criteria of owing "due to unusual topography or other conditions." The issues were not raised by anyone during our first Definitive Plan review a few years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I know the Athol Planning Board's Subdivision Rules and Regulations are overdue for a make-over and I would like us to revisit the current dead-end limit and waiver criteria as part of are eventual amendments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">At this time, I am wondering if those of you who have Subdivision Rules and Regulations could share your current maximum new subdivision dead-end road limit and any waiver criteria that allows for a longer roadway.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Look forward to your responses!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you, Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Eric R. Smith, AICP </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Planning and Development </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Town of Athol </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">584 Main Street, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Athol, MA 01331 </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(978) 721-8500 ext. 517 </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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