[Massplanners] How to convince voters to allow accessory apartments?

[Paige]

I would like to thank everyone who took the time to help with "selling"
ADU's.  So far, I have the Planning Board supporting the zoning amendment
by a vote of 4-0-1.  And our Advisory Committee (almost like a finance
committee but even more broad, reviews, reports and votes on all town
meeting articles) voted 7-1 to support.  These are HUGE!  Your input was
instrumental in me convincing them.

Town Meeting is 11/15.  I'll keep you all posted.

Thank you again.

~Paige Duncan, Planning Director for the Town of Foxborough

On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 8:48 AM Paige <paigeplanner at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good morning all,
>
> Here in Foxborough we are going to be voting on whether to expand the
> current inlaw apartment bylaw to allow non-relatives to rent an ADU.
> Sounds simple, right?  NOT!  Folks insist this is creating multi-family
> housing in a single family district.
>
> We have been engaged in a conversation on housing for 2+ years now and I
> know we will get push back on this effort.  I'm not sure we will get the
> required 2/3 vote (since we allow over 900 SF for our ADUs we don't qualify
> for the majority vote).
>
> Does anyone have any outreach, PR or data that I could use at the public
> hearing tomorrow night to inform residents on why allowing attached ADUs to
> be rented to non-relatives would be wise for Foxborough?
>
> Any case studies on how many ADUs were created once a similar provision
> was adopted in another town?
>
> I think the "selling" of housing solutions is the hardest part of all of
> this.  Folks are so resistant, at least out here in the suburbs.  Any
> information or handouts or anything to make residents less afraid of this
> change would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Paige Duncan, AICP
> Planning Director for the Town of Foxborough, MA
>
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> *****************************
> Paige E. Duncan, AICP, Planning Director
> Foxborough Town Hall, 40 South Street
> Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035
> Ph: 508-543-1250
>
> pduncan at foxboroughma.gov
>


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Paige E. Duncan, AICP, Planning Director
Foxborough Town Hall, 40 South Street
Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035
Ph: 508-543-1250

pduncan at foxboroughma.gov
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