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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">It would seem so, but just one. Would be sort of comical to have a 400 unit apartment with a single-solitary ADU perched out next to the utility shed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL]RE: [Massplanners] A Monday ADU Question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">By that same logic, would any multifamily building, regardless of number of units, be eligible for an ADU as long as it is located in a district where single-family residences are also allowed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 27, 2025 3:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Ryan, Christopher' <<a href="mailto:cryan@belmont-ma.gov">cryan@belmont-ma.gov</a>>; 'Mass Planners' <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] A Monday ADU Question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Chris:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">1) </span> <span style="font-size:18.0pt">Here’s what the</span>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt">new regulations says is a single-family residential zoning district is:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">“Single-family Residential Zoning District.</span>
</i><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Any Zoning District where Single-family Residential Dwellings are a permitted or an allowable use, including any Zoning District where Single-family Residential Dwellings are allowed as-of-right or by Special Permit.”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">It’s anywhere they are allowed, not</span>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt">necessarily exclusively.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">2) </span> <span style="font-size:18.0pt">In answer to your second question, here is the definition of “principal Dwelling:”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">“Principal Dwelling. A structure,</span>
</i><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">regardless of whether it, or the Lot it is situated on, conforms to Zoning, including use requirements and dimensional requirements, such as setbacks, bulk, and height,</span>
</i><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">that contains at least one Dwelling Unit and is, or will be, located on the same Lot as a Protected Use ADU.”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The principal dwelling or its lot</span>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt">need not be conforming. The</span> <span style="font-size:18.0pt">
principal dwelling</span> <span style="font-size:18.0pt">must contain at least one dwelling unit, which leaves open two-family and three-family structures as qualifying for the addition of a protected use ADU under this exemption.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Here also is a link to the new regulations (which could change before the</span>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt">31<sup>st</sup>, but likely won’t). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/adu-final-regulations/download"><span style="color:#467886">ADU Protected Use ADUs Regulations </span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Jeff Lacy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Rural Planning Associates</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">896 Graves Road</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Conway, MA 01341</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="mailto:ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com">ruralplanningassociates@crocker.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">(413) 230-9693</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>><b> On Behalf Of</b> Ryan, Christopher via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 27, 2025 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] A Monday ADU Question<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Hi all<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Having read the final state regs on ADUs, it still isn’t clear (to me) whether:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>1) A single-family zoning district is exclusively single-family or is a district, that among other uses, allows single-family homes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>2) If a two- or three-family home in a single-family zoning district, either by-right or non-conforming, is still eligible for a protected use ADU<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Any thoughts emerging on these questions?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><i>Christopher J. Ryan, AICP</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Director of Planning & Building<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Town of Belmont, MA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>19 Moore Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Belmont, MA 02478-0900<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>617.993-2650<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="mailto:cryan@belmont-ma.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">cryan@belmont-ma.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.belmont-ma.gov%2f1451%2fPlanning-Board&c=E,1,mUKhN3NjR8mnhN6183b0PvEmNmwWjocuG9jRY2VUsbiiK0IZi7T11R-JlNCl96b46Lq_n0xPPmJLFNHgLAGdKi7Kyi6W-NSYXr9vAJnn-DSp_g,,&typo=1&ancr_add=1">https://www.belmont-ma.gov/1451/Planning-Board</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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