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Charlestown council reconsiders and approves ADU zoning changes after member reverses vote
Summary
After an initial 3–1 roll-call approval of the accessory-dwelling-unit ordinance, the council voted unanimously to reconsider; Councilor Cooper changed her vote following clarification about unit size and the council then approved the clean ordinance version unanimously.
Charlestown — The Town Council on Nov. 12 moved to reconsider and then approved amendments to the zoning ordinance that govern accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Earlier in the evening the council voted 3–1 to pass the ADU amendment (the packet referenced the clean version on pages 490–491). Later, Councilor Stokes moved to reconsider his earlier vote and the motion to reconsider passed unanimously. Councilor Susan Cooper said she had misread notes about allowable unit size and, after clarification, changed her position.
The council then voted by roll call to approve the clean version of the ordinance as presented on packet pages 490–491; the final vote was unanimous.
Attorney Ruggiero and staff confirmed that the version adopted incorporated planner and building/zoning official edits. The council recorded the change and closed the matter for this meeting.
The council’s action finalizes local zoning changes governing ADUs; the record shows the council took care to ensure the adopted text matched the public packet before the final vote.
