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Planning board denies proposed expansion of secondary cottage after debate over ADU and density
Summary
The planning board unanimously denied a request to expand a 750-square-foot secondary dwelling by 247 square feet and to waive a 20% ground-cover rule, after lengthy debate about tertiary dwellings, ADU law and neighborhood density; the applicant volunteered a year-round deed restriction but the board voted to deny the addition.
The Planning Board voted unanimously Sept. 8 to deny an applicant’s request to add 247 square feet to a 750-square-foot secondary dwelling and to waive the bylaw’s 20% differential rule on ground cover for 2 Nobadier Way (Nobac LLC). The application drew an extended public and board discussion about how previously approved tertiary/ADU arrangements on the parcel interact with current state ADU law and neighborhood density.
The applicant’s attorney described the existing configuration: a demolished original main house replaced by a primary dwelling with an attached tertiary, and a separate 750-square-foot cottage…
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