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Planning board backs removing annual ADU certificate requirement and forwards change to council; home-based childcare amendments tabled for legal review
Summary
The board voted to support removing a proposed annual certificate-of-use requirement for accessory dwelling units from the zoning ordinance and will forward the change to the City Council; separate proposed revisions to permit group family home-based childcare were tabled to allow legal review and distribution of an attorney memo.
The Somersworth Planning Board voted to support a staff- and attorney-reviewed revision to the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance that removes a proposed annual certificate-of-use and renewal fee requirement, and to forward the change to City Council for consideration.
Director Michelle Mears told the board that New Hampshire legal guidance found…
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