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Planning Board backs accessory‑dwelling definition and recommends limits to districts
Summary
The board voted to recommend adding an accessory‑dwelling definition to the zoning bylaw and to limit where ADUs are allowed, aligning local language with the state statute and restricting ADUs in some commercial/industrial districts.
The Norwood Planning Board on April 14 voted to send a favorable recommendation to Town Meeting for an accessory‑dwelling unit (ADU) amendment that adds a statutory definition and specifies which zoning districts will allow ADUs.
Planning staff had circulated language drawn from the state statute and associated regulations; the board debated whether to adopt the full set of…
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