<p dir="ltr">My gut, no, the property owner might choose to sell the substandard parcels to their two neighbors rather than as a single lot. Generally should be tied to a specific request by the owner. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Daniel Fortier, AICP Retired Planner </p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 8:49 AM Alex Vyce via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thanks for the quick responses, but can the municipality do it on its own? without the owner, no anr?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Thanks again,</div><div>-Alex</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM Michael McCarthy <<a href="mailto:Michael.McCarthy@newbedford-ma.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Michael.McCarthy@newbedford-ma.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi Alex,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">My understanding is that if there are no new property lines proposed – that is, they only with to eliminate interior boundaries and make their property “whole” – then the property owner may file an 81X/perimeter
plan directly with the Registry of Deeds. Also, the court affirmed that perimeter plans are entitled to an ANR endorsement, if someone seeks it, in
<i>Cumberland Farms v. PB of West Bridgewater</i>, 64 Mass. App. Ct. 902, so there’s nothing preventing it happening via ANR either.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">In most cases, I don’t think there is anything that couldn’t be addressed by having the property owner file an 81X and then provide the municipality with evidence of the recording (stamped plan, book/page)
for updating internal records.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Mike McCarthy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Vyce via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2025 9:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Massplanners] ANRs<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:1pt;color:white">In MA, are municipalities allowed to alter or dissolve property lines, without an ANR plan, between commonly-owned parcels or in instances where a boundary line
may divide a building which is located on two or more commonly-owned parcels? If<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In MA, are municipalities allowed to alter or dissolve property lines, without an ANR plan, between commonly-owned parcels or in instances where a boundary line may divide a building which is located on two or more commonly-owned parcels? If
no, can the municipality require a parcel owner to ANR their lots in the previous instances?<br>
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</div></blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#888888"><div>Alex Vyce<br></div><div>City Planner I<br></div>Planning Department<br></font><font color="#888888">20 Korean Veterans Plaza, Rm 401<br></font><font color="#888888">Holyoke, MA 01040<br>413-322-5575</font></div></div>
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