<div dir="ltr"><div>Excellent!! Thank you all so much, I really appreciate your help and feedback!!! Super helpful.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#0b5394"><span>Maria De La Fuente</span><br><span>Medfield Director of Land Use and Planning</span><br><span>459 Main Street</span><br><span>Medfield, MA 02052</span><br><span>(508) 906-3027</span><br><a href="mailto:sraposa@medfield.net" target="_blank">mdelafuente@medfield.net</a><span> </span></font><br></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM Maren Toohill <<a href="mailto:MToohill@littletonma.org">MToohill@littletonma.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8779158052275485910">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">It is my understanding that the legal notice does not bind the Board (or Town Meeting) actions. It is a notice to the public regarding the zoning that the Board is contemplating and announces the date and
time for public input and discussion. Changes during the public hearing and town meeting can bring the bylaw to the “more lenient” or “less restrictive” direction without triggering the need to publish a new notice. If a zoning bylaw amendment becomes more
restrictive than the notice says – only then would you run into a question for the AG’s office on whether a new notice is recommended. And then, it’s not an automatic, but a question you would want to discuss with the Municipal Law Unit of the AG’s office
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best of luck with it!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 26, 2025 9:50 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Legal ad for ADU zoning changes?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The issue is that what I wrote in my detailed legal ad may change. For example, the Board may choose that conversions of pre-existing carriage houses should be allowed by-right instead of SPA, or that we do not want to allow ADUs larger
than 900 SF at all--- if the Boards think of changing anything substantial in the draft bylaw, then the legal ad would be inaccurate. I don't want to send in a legal ad that would bind the Boards to draft the bylaws a certain way-- that's their decision and
not mine as staff. I don't see how I can send in a detailed ad and not be put in an awkward position.<u></u><u></u></p>
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459 Main Street<br>
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(508) 906-3027<br>
<a href="mailto:sraposa@medfield.net" target="_blank">mdelafuente@medfield.net</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 09:04<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Massplanners] Legal ad for ADU zoning changes?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Hi everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">I need to submit the legal ad for our new ADU bylaw by the end of this week. However, we still haven't had an extensive discussion on the matter, and we’re waiting for HLC’s info session on March 11th to gain more clarity. We’re
aiming to hold a joint PB/ZBA meeting on Mach 17, and our own public hearing on March 24th—the latest possible date to still meet all Warrant Committee and printing deadlines.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">My main question is: <strong><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">how detailed does a legal ad for a zoning change need to be?</span></strong> Initially, I had drafted language simply stating that the changes were “to conform
to the new state law,” (and cited all appropriate State codes) but Counsel advised that much more detail is required. I can add a lot more details based on my current draft, but since we are still awaiting further guidance on the new law and regulations, my
draft may need revisions after the March 11th webinar. I want to provide as much detail as possible, but the reality is that I'm unclear on the details until further meetings are held throughout March.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><b><span style="color:black">What happens if I submit a legal ad that later turns out to be inaccurate due to further revisions? How are other communities handling this situation?</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">For reference, here's my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3m20Z_1maHB07d2PTA_GRpjB2s31lFX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103443541894153033126&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">
original legal ad</a>, and here's my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wNXU2sADs1_nQmb1GkHrEMv2OfvqqFjf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103443541894153033126&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">
more detailed ad.</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Looking forward to your thoughts.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Medfield Director of Land Use and Planning<br>
459 Main Street<br>
Medfield, MA 02052<br>
(508) 906-3027<br>
<a href="mailto:sraposa@medfield.net" target="_blank">mdelafuente@medfield.net</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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