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Attorney General requires wording changes to Millis ADU bylaw; planning board to present amended article at fall town meeting

5892198 · October 2, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Board asked the finance committee to note required state Attorney General edits to the town's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) zoning bylaw; the board said the changes are largely wording updates to meet statute and are not policy shifts.

Nicole Riley of the Millis Planning Board told the Finance Committee Wednesday that the ADU (accessory dwelling unit) zoning bylaw the town passed at the last town meeting requires edits requested by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office before it can take effect.

Riley said the Attorney General disapproved portions of the bylaw and asked for specific wording changes that the Planning Board and town counsel did not draft; the edits must be made for the bylaw to become effective. “If not, our bylaw doesn't exist and…

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