ConCom seeks to resolve open, expired permits

By Guest

Over the past year, the Canton Conservation Commission has been making an effort to contact property owners who may have open, expired permits attached to the title of their properties.

The commission has over 450 open, expired wetland permits and over 70 open, expired stormwater management permits on record. Most of these will have been recorded at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds and need to be reviewed by the commission at a meeting before the title can be cleared.

The Conservation Department has been sending out letters to property owners informing them of the permits, but still many remain unresolved. Often these old permits show up during a title search when the property is up for sale. The encumbrance can hold up a closing or prevent financing.

“Canton residents and business owners that bought a new construction since 2003 should be aware that they may still have Conservation permits attached to their titles,” Conservation Agent Regen Milani stated.

“Often times, homeowners get a ‘Certificate of Occupancy’ or ‘CO’ from the Building Department and think they have done everything they need to do for the town to get into their new homes,” Milani added. “But even when you get a CO, you still must come back to the commission and apply for what is called a ‘Certificate of Compliance.’ I come out and do a compliance site visit and it must be a vote of the commission to issue this document, which is then taken to the registry to release the permit from the deed.”

If you have any work done on your house or bought a newly constructed house in Canton since 1971, please visit the town website (town.canton.ma.us/908/Expired-Conservation-Permit-Lists) to see if your name or your property address appears on the lists that have been posted.

For more information, call the Conservation Department at 781-821-5035 or email Regen Milani at rmilani@town.canton.ma.us.

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