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North Brookfield removes planning-board special-permit requirement for accessory dwelling units
Summary
Voters at a special Town Meeting approved amendments to the Town of North Brookfield zoning bylaws to remove a planning-board special-permit requirement for accessory dwelling units, aligning the bylaw with recently passed state law.
Voters at the Town of North Brookfield’s special town meeting approved amendments removing the requirement that an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) obtain a special permit from the planning board. The measure, filed as Article 27 and followed by a related amendment as Article 28, passed by the two-thirds majority required for zoning changes.
The amendments alter the Town of North Brookfield zoning bylaws by deleting the phrase that required an ADU to be installed only “with a special permit from the planning board.” Bill King, speaking for the planning board, said the change is…
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