<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Late to the party here. I think that Jeff is correct - ADUs are 'accessory' not principal.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Found <a href="https://ma-smartgrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ADU-MSGA-Pioneer-paper-2018.pdf">this research</a>; appears the Attorney General is approving bedroom # limits within zoning bylaws:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Bedrooms. Fifteen of the municipalities regulate the number of bedrooms that can be in an ADU. The most frequent requirement is no more than two bedrooms. In Acton, ADUs included in the same building as the primary dwelling unit can have no more than two bedrooms, but ADUs in detached structures can have three bedrooms. In Carlisle, on lots less than three acres, the maximum number of bedrooms in an ADU is two. In Littleton, ADUs can have no more than two bedrooms, except by special permit. For ADUs attached to the primary dwelling in Hamilton and Ipswich, there can be no more than one bedroom. </blockquote><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Pam Kueber<br>Lenox Planning Board</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 2:26 PM Glenn Eaton via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg16624009477661837">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:red">There are dimensional requirements for ADUs in section 1A definitions.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Chapman via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 10, 2023 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>>; 'Town Administration' <<a href="mailto:Administration@westhamptonma.org" target="_blank">Administration@westhamptonma.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com" target="_blank">ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Re limits to bedrooms in ADUs<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 11:00 AM<br>
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<p class="m_16624009477661837xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">Doug:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_16624009477661837xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:16pt">My take is that the “single-family residential building” described is as a principal use on a lot, and that is where the exemption (from area restrictions) applies. Whereas, an accessory apartment, whether
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Town Administration via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 8, 2023 7:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
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<p class="m_16624009477661837xmsonormal">Are ADUs not protected under the exception in 40A sec 3: <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_16624009477661837xmsonormal">…Particularly if the ADU is detached…???<u></u><u></u></p>
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