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Board approves ADU in barn at 111 Summer Street, imposes similar conditions
Summary
The planning board approved a 732-sq.-ft. detached ADU in an existing barn at 111 Summer Street, requiring recorded covenant barring short-term rentals, code sign-offs, erosion control and recorded decision before a building permit.
The Scituate Central Planning Board voted July 9 to approve a detached accessory dwelling unit in the upstairs of an existing barn at 111 Summer Street.
Phil Baird, the property owner, described removing a kitchen earlier when converting part of the barn to office space and explained that the building already has a wired fire alarm; the board required, as a condition of approval, installation of a fire door, ceiling repairs and building-inspection sign-offs before occupancy if a kitchen is later installed.
Staff said the proposed ADU would be about 732 square feet and that the application meets the zoning bylaw threshold for ADU size (Section 530.1a), which allows up to 50% of the principal dwelling’s gross floor area or 900 square feet, whichever is smaller. The board’s approval mirrors conditions imposed on the earlier Barker Road application: a restrictive covenant forbidding short-term rentals recorded prior to occupancy, compliance with DPW, Board of Health and fire/building requirements, erosion-control measures during construction, limits on construction hours and down-lighting for exterior fixtures.
“The entrance to the barn is already in the established walkway from the driveway to the barn,” Phil Baird said, describing his plan to reestablish an upstairs apartment if the sale/retirement of his business leads to a new occupant; he also noted that piping and electrical are in place to allow a future kitchen if the owner chooses to install one.
The board approved the motion by voice vote and instructed staff to file the decision with the town clerk and record the decision at the registry of deeds prior to issuing any building permit.
