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Alton to align accessory-dwelling rules with state law; committee to prepare comparison
Summary
The committee agreed it must bring local accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) rules into compliance with a recent state statute that broadly allows ADUs and new definitions; staff will prepare a side-by-side comparison for the next meeting.
Committee members said the town’s accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) rules now must be updated to conform with a recently enacted state statute that expands and clarifies ADU allowances.
"The state has now allowed accessory dwelling units, to be detached and not, it doesn't necessarily have to be above a barn or garage," Doug Brown, current chair of the zoning amendment…
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