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Ross ADR backs remodel at 12 Garden Road with rent-restricted ADU, flags ADU policy concerns
Summary
The ADR recommended the remodel at 12 Garden Road—including a 703 sq ft second-story addition and an integrated 1,200 sq ft rent-restricted ADU—while urging staff to verify setback and patio rules and flagging broader concerns about large deed-restricted ADUs that may not function as rental housing.
The Ross Architectural Design Review (ADR) recommended that the town council approve the design review, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) exception, and a nonconformity permit for 12 Garden Road after reviewing plans that include a 703-square-foot second-story addition and an attached 1,200-square-foot rent-restricted ADU.
Roberta, town staff, said the application requests a waiver to exceed the 800-square-foot limit set by state law for ADUs because the unit would be rent-restricted to allow up to 1,200 square feet. Architect Jared presented perspectives showing a slate roof, stucco walls, a proposed stone skirt…
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