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Hampden planning board moves ADU amendments to town meeting, clarifies gross floor area and permitting limits
Summary
The planning board approved sending accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bylaw amendments to the May 12 town meeting and discussed gross floor area calculation, ADU size limits and permitting requirements including conservation and septic review.
The Town of Hampden Planning Board voted to send proposed amendments governing accessory dwelling units to the May 12 town meeting and clarified several technical points about how the rules would operate if adopted.
Board members discussed how gross floor area (GFA) is calculated for multifamily properties, whether ADUs count toward accessory-building calculations, and which setbacks apply. The board also reviewed whether the draft should reference state law directly and confirmed that conservation, septic and water approvals remain separate permitting…
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