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Planning board reviews ADU bylaw edits and proposed site-plan review triggers; staff to seek legal clarification
Summary
The board reviewed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bylaw language sent to legal counsel and proposed edits to site-plan applicability to capture significant external changes. Members suggested lowering a floor-area trigger and removing a redundant clause; legal counsel will be asked for wording guidance.
On March 13 the Lakeville Planning Board reviewed proposed revisions to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) section of the zoning bylaw and multiple proposed edits to the site-plan review applicability section.
Durfee said the ADU changes — which include adding language making ADU approvals subject to provisions cited from state regulation — were reviewed by legal counsel with no flagged concerns. The board discussed deleting an older accessory-apartment definition and carrying forward the ADU language that had been part of a…
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