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2025-094 · EASEMENT · 2025

An Order of the Amesbury City Council to Accept an Easement from Newburyport Homes LLC for the purposes of installing, accessing, operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing the water line, curb box and fire hydrant now on, or to be placed on, the property located at 101-107 Market Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts and to Authorize the Mayor to Execute an Acceptance on Behalf of the City of Amesbury.

The City of Amesbury will accept a non-exclusive water line and fire hydrant easement on the property at 101-107 Market Street from Newburyport Homes LLC. The Mayor will be authorized to execute the acceptance on behalf of the City.

approved SPECIFIC PROPERTYNEIGHBORHOOD
  1. STEP 1
    Submitted
    SEP 09 2025
  2. STEP 2 · CURRENT
    Approved
    SEP 23 2025
AI summary · plain-language

This ordinance authorizes the City to accept a non-exclusive easement from Newburyport Homes LLC for a water line, curb box, and fire hydrant on the property at 101-107 Market Street. It grants the City permission to access, operate, maintain, repair, and replace the utilities within the easement area and to run with the land in perpetuity. The Mayor is empowered to execute the acceptance. The easement includes protections for the City’s use (entry rights, restoration of disturbed surfaces) and clarifies that it does not constitute a public dedication of the property. The arrangement is intended to secure essential utility infrastructure while limiting liability and preserving flexibility for future maintenance.

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Key provisions

§1 Accepts a non-exclusive water line/fire hydrant easement on 101-107 Market Street and authorizes the Mayor to sign the Acceptance.
§2 Grantee may install, access, operate, maintain, repair and replace the water line, curb box, and hydrant within the easement.
§3 Grantee must repair disturbed surfaces after work; grantor not liable for structures or landscaping.
§4 Easement runs with the land in perpetuity, is irrevocable, and not a gift or public dedication.

Discussed at meetings

City CouncilCity Council MeetingSeptember 23, 2025
amend2025-094
I move that we substitute the version of oh nine four with the red line received today including the updated language in the enacting section highlighted which reads and an easement to maintain the same
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR REALLY · SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HAGSTROM · VOTE: AMENDMENT APPROVED UNANIMOUS 7-0
2:54:54
approve2025-094
I would make a motion to approve 2025-094 as presented as amended
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HAGSTROM · SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HOGUE · VOTE: APPROVED 7-0
2:55:33
City CouncilOrdinance and Administration Subcommittee MeetingSeptember 15, 2025
2025-0942025-094
City CouncilCity Council MeetingSeptember 9, 2025
refer2025-094
Councilor Gilday moved to refer 2025-094 to O&A with a request for the Director of DPW to attend this meeting, with a second reading at the September 23rd City Council Meeting.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (7-0)