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Planning board approves detached accessory apartment at 386 Wallace Road with conditions after neighborhood objections
Summary
The Bedford Planning Board voted Jan. 13 to approve a conditional use permit for a detached accessory apartment at 386 Wallace Road, subject to conditions limiting commercial activity and clarifying interior layout.
The Bedford Planning Board on Jan. 13 approved a conditional use permit for a detached accessory apartment at 386 Wallace Road, allowing a two-bedroom ADU behind an existing single-family house subject to conditions intended to preserve the residential character of the site.
Applicant Catherine Marie Keirce Rice presented plans shown by Earl Sanford of Sanford Surveying and Engineering for an ADU on the rear of the property. The proposed structure is set back more than 50 feet from side lot lines, includes a garage and an unfinished basement, and features approximately 887 square feet of living space. Planning staff recommended approval with conditions and the board adopted conditions addressing driveway access, screening, and limitations on commercial use.
Neighbors and abutters raised significant concerns…
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