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Planning board to recommend home‑occupation treatment for proposed Milestone Crossing commercial kitchen
Summary
Attorney Arthur Reed and resident Mark Dawson asked the Planning Board to waive an enforceability restriction and allow a small commercial kitchen in a secondary dwelling as a home occupation; after discussion of delivery limits, lawn/road impacts and deed‑restriction history, the board agreed to send a letter recommending the use be treated as a home occupation with limits and screening.
Attorney Arthur Reed and resident Mark Dawson presented a request at the Planning Board meeting on Jan. 12 asking the board to waive enforcement of a 1995 subdivision deed restriction so Dawson could operate a small commercial kitchen in a secondary dwelling consistent with the town’s home‑occupation standards.
Reed explained that a developer recorded deed restrictions at Milestone Crossing in 1995 that included a prohibition on commercial use. Some restrictions were later enforceable only by the homeowners association and not by the board; however, the planning board retained enforcement rights for certain conditions…
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