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Select Board opens contentious ADU hearing and approves setback change to speed heat-pump, EV installations
Summary
The board held a lengthy public hearing on a Housing Advisory Board petition to loosen ADU restrictions (article 13), which drew concerns about investor-driven conversions and state preemption; the board separately voted favorable action on Warrant Article 14 to reduce setbacks for heat pumps and EV chargers to 2 feet to advance electrification.
On April 9 the Select Board held a lengthy public hearing on a Housing Advisory Board petition (Warrant Article 13) to ease accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules. Petitioner Roger Blood proposed raising the as-of-right ADU maximum to 900 square feet (or 40% of floor area), allowing a deed-restricted 80% AMI option for non-owner‑occupied units, and removing a five‑year owner-occupancy lookback. Supporters…
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