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Fall River historical commission seeks legal opinion after map shows Rock Street lot removed from 40C district
Summary
The Fall River Historical Commission voted to request a formal opinion from the city law department after discussion over a lot-line change that appears to have removed a small parcel from the Highlands 40C local historic district without the district-notification steps required by state rules.
The Fall River Historical Commission voted Tuesday to request a formal legal opinion from the city law department after members discussed an apparent boundary change that removed a small side yard from the Highlands 40C local historic district.
Commissioners said the City’s online mapping shows the side yard of the property at 550–570 Rock Street moved into an adjacent parcel, but the record and state procedures require formal notice and a statutory process before any reduction of a 40C district.
At the meeting Jason Bouchard, presiding member, summarized the commission’s concern: the state’s Chapter 40C process requires notification of property owners and a formal public process before reducing…
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