[MassHistPres] Land transfer out of Historic District

[Roughan, Michael]

Chris,

As always, I appreciate the clarification. I knew that the local historic district was registered but didn't know it was separate from the individual landowner deeds.

....Mike

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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Land transfer out of Historic District

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To clarify, unlike a preservation restriction, local historic district maps are recorded at the Registry of Deeds but the map recording is not tied to any of the deeds.  There is no deed restriction as part of a local historic district.


Chris Skelly
Director of Local Government Programs
Massachusetts Historical Commission
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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Land transfer out of Historic District

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Tom,

The Historic District should have been recorded into each deed of the current property lots. Any changes to the registered deed would need to carry the said restriction unless the second open lot was never recorded as part of the Historic District?

A landowner cannot subdivide the lot without continuing the deed restriction, if the restriction was recorded.

....Mike
Michael Roughan, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP, ACHA

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Subject: [MassHistPres] Land transfer out of Historic District

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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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