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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello Planners, our bylaw contains a provision that allows, as a by-right accessory use:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“The renting of rooms or the furnishing of table board by a resident family to not more than three roomers or boarders is permitted, provided that no separate cooking facilities are maintained.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A colleague told me that right is also enshrined in the General Laws. If so, could you point me to that GL section?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Christopher Rembold, AICP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3C3F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Planning and</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D3C3F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">413-528-1619 ext. 2401</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9B9B9B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Great Barrington MA 01230</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#9B9B9B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Secretary of State's office has determined that most e-mails to and from municipal offices and officials are public records. Consequently, confidentiality should not be expected.</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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