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April 5 - Town of Falmouth

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property.<br />

Nobody in this room wants to live in that house next to the<br />

wonderful Beach Club. But we do have to think about this for the future<br />

and in the fall I’d like to get something done with that property.<br />

THE MODERATOR: Okay, Mr. Netto.<br />

MR. NETTO: Joe Netto, Precinct 9. I have a question for the<br />

<strong>Town</strong> Planner, because I’m thoroughly confused, a little bit, here.<br />

THE MODERATOR: Okay, Mr. Curry.<br />

MR. NETTO: Mr. Moderator, through you, now Mr. Curry, we<br />

have heard the attorney for the applicant here say that there are voluntary<br />

restrictions that they want to place on zoning. My question to you is I’ve<br />

never heard any applicant in all my years <strong>of</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Meeting ever mention<br />

voluntary restrictions to zoning. Is this legal?<br />

THE MODERATOR: Through a covenant.<br />

MR. CURRY: You can always put a restrictive covenant on<br />

your property, Joe, if you wanted to. I have a five bedroom house; I might<br />

put a restriction on my property that I’ll always have a de-nitrifying septic<br />

system. So, <strong>of</strong> course you can always restrict your property and that’s<br />

what this gentleman is proposing here. We just haven’t seen or given<br />

much thought to the covenant and at this point in time the Planning Board<br />

doesn’t have a position on it.<br />

MR. NETTO: Thank you. But what bothers me – I do not get<br />

Tinkham Reporting<br />

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