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Planning board-backed moratorium on tertiary dwellings to be limited focus of debate on Article 42
Summary
Moderators asked that debate on Article 42 be focused on a proposed moratorium on tertiary dwellings (ADUs) so the planning board can draft a future bylaw amendment, and asked participants to avoid expanding discussion into hypothetical future bylaw content.
Moderator Sarah said Article 42 is a proposed moratorium on tertiary dwellings intended to give the Planning Board time to draft a bylaw amendment to treat accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a matter of right, and she asked the meeting to keep debate limited to the moratorium itself.
She said the purpose of the moratorium is to "give the planning board time to put together an article that deals with these, ADUs as a matter of right," and requested help from meeting participants to keep debate on point. "I'm gonna try to keep the debate on '42 to the moratorium and not try not to deviate too far into what that possible future bylaw amendment that the planning board might bring is gonna look like," she said.
Why it matters: A moratorium would pause new tertiary-dwelling activity while the Planning Board develops bylaw language. Limiting debate on the moratorium itself is intended to minimize confusion between a temporary pause and the content of a future permanent bylaw.
Next steps: The Planning Board will proceed with drafting a bylaw amendment; any future bylaw will return to voters for consideration if and when it is placed on a warrant.
Ending: The moderator asked colleagues to help keep discussion focused on the moratorium language during the town meeting.
