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Council reviews easement encroachment and unpermitted fire pit ahead of a pending property closing
Summary
Councilors reviewed a property closing complication after staff reported an unpermitted patio and fire pit built partially over a stormwater easement; staff recommended using an encroachment/license agreement for a fence and further review or removal of the fire-pit structure.
Councilors reviewed a request tied to a pending property closing in the Sturbridge/Broomfield area where a backyard patio with a fire pit and a retaining wall were constructed without a zoning or building permit and at least some improvements lie over an existing stormwater easement.
A closing agent contacted borough staff about the issue late in the week; staff told council that the patio, fire pit and a fence were built without permits and that the built elements overlapped a stormwater-management easement that conveys runoff to a detention facility. Borough staff said the fence encroachment has been handled previously through a license or encroachment agreement…
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