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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hi Bill,</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Assuming that the owner
first builds a small principal dwelling of less than 900sf, how
can they then be permitted to build anything larger than 450 sf?</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The regs state that the ADU
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><i>(b) is not larger in
Gross Floor Area than ½ the Gross Floor Area of the Principal<br>
Dwelling or 900 square feet, whichever is smaller;</i></font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Am I misunderstanding
something from the regs that allows the build of an ADU that's <u>larger</u>
than the principal dwelling?</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman">Best,</font></p>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">H. LaCortiglia</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Georgetown P.B.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/30/2025 10:33 AM, William Cole via
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">An owner
of a vacant parcel (and our Planning Board) needs to know if a
small (less than 900 sf) primary dwelling could be built
first, then later a larger primary dwelling be built while
declaring the first dwelling to be the ADU. The end result
would be the same as if the larger dwelling had been built
prior to the smaller one. I asked for and suggested
clarification on this point when the legislation was being
finalized, but got response. Thanks for any thoughts on this.</span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Hardwick
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