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Taunton council sends ADU and mixed-use zoning changes to public hearing after long debate
Summary
City planner said state ADU rules require Taunton to loosen some local limits; councillors debated whether to restrict single-family and ADUs in commercial districts or to allow ADUs by right. Council voted to send the full package of proposed changes on ADUs, accessory-structure setbacks and mixed-use thresholds to public hearing.
The Taunton City Council voted to send a package of proposed zoning changes — covering accessory dwelling units (ADUs), accessory-structure setbacks and mixed-use/multifamily development standards — to public hearing after an extended discussion about housing demand and protecting commercial land.
City Planner Kevin Scanlon told councillors the state’s final ADU regulations make three substantive changes to local practice: ADUs must be allowed where single-family dwellings are permitted (including some commercial districts where single-family homes are allowed by right or special permit); ADUs can be permitted on lots with two- and three-family structures (one ADU per lot); and detached ADUs are subject to the state’s “least restrictive setback” rule, which in Taunton currently references accessory-structure setbacks that are half of standard…
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