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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> on behalf of Leeann Bradley via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 11, 2025 3:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL][Massplanners] ADUs and Gross Floor Area</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I have a question regarding Gross Floor Area (GFA) on the height of basements in a by-right ADU. If a basement height requirement for a habitable room, per the state building code, is 7’6” and plans for an ADU Site Plan Review are received
with a basement height of 7’4”, is the basement area not considered part of the Gross Floor Area, i.e., the 900s.f. limit for a by-right ADU? If this is the case, we may be seeing ADU’s amounting to 1,800s.f. with basements being illegally constructed.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#242424; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Leeann Bradley</span><span style="color:#242424"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#242424; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">20 Center Street</span><span style="color:#242424"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#242424; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#242424; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">: <a href="mailto:BradleyL@middleboroughma.gov"><span style="color:blue">BradleyL@middleboroughma.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:#242424"></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#ff0000">Please note: All Town email addresses have changed to @MiddleboroughMA.GOV. Please update your address books accordingly.</span></p>
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