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Corner Lot Policy Effective March 12_2021
CORNER LOT POLICY
▪ Lot, Corner as defined in the Brewster Zoning Bylaw.
▪ Lot Line, Front as defined in the Brewster Zoning Bylaw which
allows the property owner to define one street line as the ‘Front
Lot Line’.
▪ The owner must submit a written statement attesting to this
‘Front Lot Line’ declaration.
▪ Once a ‘Front Lot Line’ declaration has been presented then a
designated change shall not occur without a possible Dimensional
Variance if the previous declaration established a structure that
would violate a setback by means of the new declaration.
▪ The street chosen for the ‘Front Lot Line’ shall have met the
required frontage dimension at the time of lot creation.
▪ Measurement of Lot Frontage as defined in the Brewster Zoning
Bylaw would be from mid-point of the radius (arc) created by the
street intersection unless otherwise noted on the original
subdivision plan.
▪ If the corner lot is created by a layout of the same street, then the
owner gets to designate which portion of the lot that abuts the
street would be designated as the ‘Front Lot Line’ in keeping with
the items described above.
▪ If a lot is sided on three sides by two intersecting streets, then the
owner gets to designate which portion of the lot which abuts a
street would be the ‘Front Lot Line’ in keeping with the items
described above.
▪ If a lot is sided on three sides of the same street, then the portion
of the lot which abuts the mid street line will be considered the
front lot line and the other two portions of the property which abut
the street will be considered as side property lines.
Town of Brewster
Building Department
2198 Main Street
Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898
(508) 896-3701
FAX (508) 896-8089
OFFICE OF
Building Commissioner
TEL: (508) 896-3701 ext. 1125