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<p class="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="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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Director of Planning and Community Development</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Middleborough, MA 02346</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Margaret Mead</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="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"><o:p></o:p></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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