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Commission narrows boundary‑line adjustment language: minimum remainder lot, automatic abutter hearing, deed/mylar merger required
Summary
During a lengthy Oct. 14 discussion the Commission outlined tentative boundary‑line adjustment rules: the remainder lot cannot be harmed (not less than one acre), notice to abutters with an automatic hearing, and deed and mylar must include merger language and conform within 180 days of recording.
The Sharon Planning Commission spent the largest portion of its Oct. 14 meeting continuing revisions to the Subdivision Regulations, focusing on how the town should handle boundary‑line adjustments. Commissioners tentatively agreed on three primary requirements: (1) a boundary‑line adjustment cannot reduce the remainder parcel below conformity with existing regulations (the Commission discussed a one‑acre minimum for the remainder), (2) abutters must receive notice and an automatic hearing should be scheduled rather than requiring abutters to request a hearing, and (3) the deed and the mylar must both contain merger language and applicants must comply with the 180‑day limit on recording.
Commissioners debated related procedural questions: John Roe argued for limiting qualifying abutters to immediate abutters, while Dee Gish cited a wider statutory abutter qualification; Andrew Cliburn recommended requiring deed language to merge properties to avoid creating an 'orphan parcel,' and Paul Kristensen emphasized including merger information on the mylar as best practice. Commissioners also discussed practical matters such as the cost to applicants and how notice would be sent (John and Dee noted notice would be by certified mail, which Sue Sellew flagged as expensive). John Roe said he would draft a straw man version of the revised section (tentatively Section 209) for the next meeting.
