[MassHistPres] Percentage of property for land space in new construction

[Dennis De Witt]

While you can make the allowed building envelope more restrictive than the site's zoning in terms of setbacks and height, in response to context, what you are suggesting with explicit abstract percentages sounds like zoning and would seem to exceed any normal interpretation of the scope of 40c.  It might put you at risk of being sued.

Dennis De Witt
Brookline

> On Sep 19, 2025, at 2:59 PM, Nancy Robbins via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
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> Does anyone require a % breakdown of building, parking and land space
> ( green space) within a parcel that’s in a LHD? Especially in new construction? Having concerns new building and parking overwhelm space. Guidelines don’t really specify. We are taking notice of the surrounding lots and their landspace dimensions. 
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> Thank you,
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> Nancy
> Co-chair, Norton Center Historic District Commission 
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> Nancy Robbins Federici
> C. (508) 958-5165
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