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Wells selectmen keep 12‑month minimum for accessory dwelling units, send revised ADU ordinance to November ballot
Summary
After extensive debate about short‑term rentals, family use and enforcement, the selectmen kept a 12‑month minimum occupancy requirement for accessory dwelling units and voted 5–0 to send the revised ADU ordinance to the Nov. 4, 2025 special election.
WELLS, Maine — The Town of Wells Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to keep a 12‑month minimum occupancy requirement for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) after a lengthy public workshop and then forwarded the revised land‑use ordinance to the November special election.
The board unanimously recommended retaining a 12‑month minimum for ADU occupancy and also approved language clarifying that ADUs are intended to create year‑round housing. The board then voted 5–0 to move the amended ordinance to the certification and warrant‑signing phase for the Nov. 4, 2025 secret‑ballot vote.
The ADU ordinance proposal (amending chapter 145, Land Use) updates definitions to conform with state law (LD 2,003), adds an owner‑occupancy definition, allows detached ADUs, increases the maximum ADU size from 600 to 800 square…
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