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Hudson legal committee reviews draft local law to allow accessory dwelling units
Summary
At its Feb. 5 meeting the Hudson legal committee reviewed a draft local law to permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single‑family zones, discussed allowing ADUs in preexisting nonconforming structures without repeated variances, and weighed whether permits should be administrative or require planning board review.
Hudson legal committee members discussed a draft local law to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) at their Feb. 5 meeting, focusing on definitions, where ADUs would be permitted, how to handle preexisting nonconforming buildings, and whether permitting should be handled administratively or by the planning board.
Crystal, a staff member who drafted the outline, told the committee she reviewed recent municipal ADU laws and guidance and assembled a preliminary local law. “What I've started to do ... is ... put together the preliminary parts of what would be a local law,” she said, summarizing key elements: an ADU would be a subordinate dwelling either within the principal dwelling or as a detached structure (for example, carriage houses above garages), with separate ingress and egress and entirely separate living quarters. Crystal also said the city’s zoning code currently lacks a definition for a principal…
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