[Massplanners] Legal ad for ADU zoning changes?

[Judi Barrett]

What Maren said. 😀

Judi Barrett
Barrett Planning Group LLC
judi at barrettplanningllc.com
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On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 09:50 Maria De La Fuente <mdelafuente at medfield.net>
wrote:

> Hi Judi,
>
> The issue is that what I wrote in my detailed legal ad may change. For
> example, the Board may choose that conversions of pre-existing carriage
> houses should be allowed by-right instead of SPA, or that we do not want to
> allow ADUs larger than 900 SF at all--- if the Boards think of changing
> anything substantial in the draft bylaw, then the legal ad would be
> inaccurate. I don't want to send in a legal ad that would bind the Boards
> to draft the bylaws a certain way-- that's their decision and not mine as
> staff. I don't see how I can send in a detailed ad and not be put in an
> awkward position.
>
> Thank you,
> Maria De La Fuente
> Medfield Director of Land Use and Planning
> 459 Main Street
> Medfield, MA  02052
> (508) 906-3027
> mdelafuente at medfield.net <sraposa at medfield.net>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM Judi Barrett <judi at barrettplanningllc.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Maria,
>>
>> I recommend the more detailed version.
>>
>> Judi Barrett
>>
>> Barrett Planning Group LLC
>>
>> 350 Lincoln Street, Suite 2503
>>
>> Hingham, MA 02043
>>
>> (P): 781-934-0073, #7
>>
>> (C): 781-206-6045
>>
>> judi at barrettplanningllc.com
>>
>>
>>
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>> From: MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> on behalf of
>> Maria De La Fuente via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 09:04
>> To: massplanners at masscptc.org <massplanners at masscptc.org>
>> Subject: [Massplanners] Legal ad for ADU zoning changes?
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I need to submit the legal ad for our new ADU bylaw by the end of this
>> week. However, we still haven't had an extensive discussion on the matter,
>> and we’re waiting for HLC’s info session on March 11th to gain more
>> clarity. We’re aiming to hold a joint PB/ZBA meeting on Mach 17, and our
>> own public hearing on March 24th—the latest possible date to still meet all
>> Warrant Committee and printing deadlines.
>>
>> My main question is: *how detailed does a legal ad for a zoning change
>> need to be?* Initially, I had drafted language simply stating that the
>> changes were “to conform to the new state law,” (and cited all appropriate
>> State codes) but Counsel advised that much more detail is required. I can
>> add a lot more details based on my current draft, but since we are still
>> awaiting further guidance on the new law and regulations, my draft may need
>> revisions after the March 11th webinar. I want to provide as much detail as
>> possible, but the reality is that I'm unclear on the details until further
>> meetings are held throughout March.
>>
>> *What happens if I submit a legal ad that later turns out to be
>> inaccurate due to further revisions? How are other communities handling
>> this situation?*
>>
>> For reference, here's my original legal ad
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3m20Z_1maHB07d2PTA_GRpjB2s31lFX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103443541894153033126&rtpof=true&sd=true>,
>> and here's my more detailed ad.
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wNXU2sADs1_nQmb1GkHrEMv2OfvqqFjf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103443541894153033126&rtpof=true&sd=true>
>>
>> Looking forward to your thoughts.
>> Maria De La Fuente
>> Medfield Director of Land Use and Planning
>> 459 Main Street
>> Medfield, MA  02052
>> (508) 906-3027
>> mdelafuente at medfield.net <sraposa at medfield.net>
>>
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