[MassHistPres] Land transfer out of Historic District

[Dennis De Witt]

Is it an LHD?  Or NRD?

Dennis De Witt
Brookline

> On Nov 13, 2020, at 8:35 PM, THOMAS KRAUS <tkraus at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> A developer is about to purchase a home in our Historic District and it associated lot behind this home..  Presently most of this small lot is grass covered and part of the HD home’s backyard.   
> 
> The developer intends to transfer land from the lot with the home in the HD to the lot behind  so he can construct a duplex on this lot which is too small by itself to support a duplex.
> 
> Needless to say, the large duplex in close proximity would completely change the character of the Historic District in general and eliminate most of the HD home’s backyard.
> 
> Does a Historic District have the power to stop this land transfer out of the HD?  Does anyone have any experience in stopping such a transfer?
> 
> Tom Kraus
> Foxborough Historic District Commission
> 508-479-2436
> 
> 
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