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Planning Board approves detached ADU at 18 Meadowbrook; chair recused from vote
Summary
The Dover Planning Board approved a preliminary site plan for a 384–400 sq. ft. detached accessory dwelling unit at 18 Meadowbrook on March 23, 2026, with 15 conditions; Chair Carol Lisbon recused from consideration and the motion passed 3-0-0.
The Dover Planning Board on March 23 approved a preliminary site plan review for a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 18 Meadowbrook Road, voting 3-0-0 after continuing the matter from February 23.
Town Planner Melissa SantucciRozzi told the board the applicant had revised the Grady Engineering survey to remove the notes requested at the prior meeting and that staff updated the findings and recommended conditions in a March 18 staff report. Vice Chair Jody Shue moved to close public discussion before the formal approval vote.
Member Val Lin moved to approve the Preliminary Site Plan Review Application for the detached ADU; Member Katie Williams seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 3-0-0 (Members Lin, Shue and Williams voting yes). Chair Carol Lisbon did not vote; she stated at the outset that she was recusing herself from consideration because she had been absent from the February 23 meeting.
Key conditions attached to the approval require the applicant to obtain all permits and comply with the Board of Health, Conservation Commission, Building Department/Inspector of Buildings, Fire Department, and the Town Engineer’s review for stormwater under Chapter 159. The board adopted 15 enumerated conditions; among them: minor administrative plan modifications may be approved by the Planning Board chair prior to issuance of a building permit; the approved floor plan may be revised to meet Building Code requirements and the applicant must provide updated plans if revised; the ADU footprint is approved at 384 sq. ft. (400 sq. ft. including overhang) with a 153.3 sq. ft. loft for a total interior area of 538 sq. ft.; parking for the ADU must be provided within the primary structure’s attached two-car garage or the driveway; the ADU may not be used as a short-term rental as defined in Section 185-5 of the Zoning Bylaw; and all construction and site work must comply with General Bylaw Chapter 93.
The approval is subject to final permitting from the listed agencies and any required Building Code revisions. The Planning Board record includes the updated plans and the March 18 staff report, which lists the full text of conditions 1–15.
Next steps: the applicant must obtain required permits, and the Planning Board chair retains authority to sign minor administrative revisions prior to building permit issuance.
