AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY KNOWN AS THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE TO CHANGE THE USE OF A PORTION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND WITHIN MOTHER’S PARK
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary but subject to section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, the town council of the city known as the town of Barnstable may change the use of a certain parcel of land within Mother’s Park containing approximately 5,803 square feet of land as shown on a plan of land entitled “Approval Not Required Plan Mother’s Park 20 Phinney’s Lane”, drawn by Town of Barnstable Department of Public Works, dated 2/23/2023, from park purposes to public works purposes, including to make public safety improvements by reconfiguring the intersection of Phinney’s lane and North Main street as shown on the plan. The town of Barnstable may make minor modifications to the plan to carry out this act.
(b) As a condition for the change of use of the portion of the parcel of park land described in subsection (a), the town of Barnstable shall dedicate for park purposes a certain parcel of land of not less than 9,288 square feet within the discontinued portion of Mother’s Park road to increase the area of Mother’s Park as shown on the plan referenced in said subsection (a).
(c) Upon completion of the transactions provided for in this act, the town manager of Barnstable shall execute and record on behalf of the town any necessary instruments and documents.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, August 8, 2024.