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Planning Board approves 650‑square‑foot basement ADU at 7 Brass Street with curb‑cut condition
Summary
The Brockton Planning Board approved a site plan to convert a newly built house at 7 Brass Street into a two‑bedroom, 650‑square‑foot basement accessory dwelling unit, conditioning approval on moving the driveway curb cut 6 feet to protect ADU parking access.
The Brockton Planning Board on Sept. 3 unanimously approved a site‑plan application to create a 650‑square‑foot basement accessory dwelling unit at a newly constructed house at 7 Brass Street, with the condition that the driveway curb cut be shifted 6 feet from the location shown on the applicant’s plan.
The move to shift the curb cut was intended to ensure the ADU’s two designated parking spaces remain accessible and not blocked by use of the two‑car garage for storage, Planning Board member James Sweeney said during the meeting.
Scott Faria, engineer for the applicant and principal of Homegrown Engineering, presented the plan and said the proposed basement ADU would include a kitchen, living room and two bedrooms. “We…
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