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Planning Board recommends changes to ADU zoning to align with state law; board endorses draft text to town council
Summary
The Planning Board voted to recommend a zoning text amendment to implement state ADU requirements, including an 8‑foot accessory‑structure setback and an 18‑foot by‑right height cap with proportional setback increases for taller accessory structures.
At its March 11 meeting the Planning Board reviewed a draft zoning text amendment intended to align Braintree’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules with the 2024 Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act and the Department of Housing guidelines issued January 31. Assistant Director Connor Murphy summarized the principal changes: clarified definitions, table of principal uses updates, and new dimensional rules for accessory structures…
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