<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Anne:<div><br></div><div>Great question. Not sure our bylaw addresses it. </div><div><br></div><div>In the absence of contradictory enabling language in the local bylaw, one way to look at it would be to say that accessory structures, in order to be accessory, must be subordinate to a principal structure. So, garages, porches, sheds, etc. must be accessory to the principal structure only. A detached accessory apartment is itself accessory, so wouldn’t qualify.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff Lacy</div><div>Rural Planning Associates </div><div>(413) 230-9693<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 17, 2023, at 1:35 PM, Anne Capra via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear Planners,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">For communities that allow detached accessory dwelling units, do you allow accessory structures, specifically garages, be added to the ADU? What about decks, patios, etc? Do your bylaws specifically address an accessory structure to an accessory dwelling unit or is it regulated some other way?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greatly appreciate hearing how this is managed in other communities!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Anne</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Anne Capra, AICP</span><br></div><div><font color="#0b5394" face="georgia, serif">Director, Planning & Conservation</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#0b5394">Town of South Hadley </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#0b5394">116 Main Street | South Hadley, MA 01075</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#0b5394">(413) 538-5017 x6128</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#0b5394"><a href="mailto:acapra@southhadleyma.gov" target="_blank">acapra@southhadleyma.gov</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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