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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Hi Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Great
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">last question</span>. Our Counsel opined that only one Protected Use ADU per legal lot can be established, so if the condo was on one lot and had 20 units, only one ADU would be permitted. Of course, the
Condo R&Rs would need some level of specificity (likely lacking now) that would facilitate how that could be done. They also deemed the “primary dwelling” to be the largest of the buildings on the lot. I am not sure of that rationale, but hopefully we keep
this analysis and discussion going.<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;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Harry LaCortiglia via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2025 8:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL]Re: [Massplanners] ADU Units<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Is it Friday already?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There is a mention in the final regs (CMR 71.03 (2) (d)) under
<i>Prohibited Regulations,</i> that Protected Use ADU's can't count in density calculations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(d) Unit Caps & Density. Any limit, quota or other restriction on the number of Protected<br>
Use ADUs that may be permitted, constructed, or leased within a Municipality or Zoning<br>
District. <b>Protected Use ADUs shall not be counted in any density calculations.</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So, do ADU's only count when one is
<u>not</u> using the number for a density calculation? ("Density Calculations" is not defined in 71.02...)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Perhaps EOHLC will someday clarify... I'm still wondering if every condo in a multi condo development can have their very own ADU.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">H. LaCortiglia</span><br>
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Georgetown P.B.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 2/12/2025 3:30 PM, Richard McCarthy via MassPlanners wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">I believe an ADU will count towards our total dwelling unit count. Is that correct?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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