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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Alex,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mike McCarthy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Asst. City Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">New Bedford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>Alex Vyce via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2025 9:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> MassPlanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Massplanners] ANRs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;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<o:p></o:p></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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Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Alex<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Alex Vyce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">City Planner I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Planning Department<br>
20 Korean Veterans Plaza, Rm 401<br>
Holyoke, MA 01040<br>
413-322-5575</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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