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Lakeville planning board reviews ADU regulations, considers retiring accessory‑apartment bylaw and hiring legal counsel to review bylaws

2314313 · February 14, 2025
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Board members discussed the state's finalized ADU regulations, how they overlap with the town's accessory‑apartment bylaw, and voted to investigate third‑party legal review of zoning bylaws and costs for a bylaw analysis ahead of town meeting.

Planning staff told the board Feb. 13 that the state has finalized new accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations and that Lakeville's recent local ADU work largely aligns with the state rules. Board members then discussed how the state ADU framework interacts with the town's existing accessory‑apartment bylaw, which historically allowed larger accessory apartments (the town's accessory apartment limit…

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