Attorney Joel Bard will be speaking at a Citizen Planner Training Collaborative at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments in Greenfield from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.. The workshop,” Vested Rights and Nonconforming Structures and Uses,” will clarify the difference between a nonconforming structure, lot and use; explain the difference between a nonconforming and noncompliant structure; familiarize board members with issues regarding alternation to nonconforming structures or uses, and describe separate and common protection, as well as vested rights for subdivision and ANR plans.
