Planning commission and Select Board approve ADU definition changes; ZBA notified

Zoning Administrator Katie Hill notified the Zoning Board that the Planning Commission had approved revised zoning bylaw definitions for dwelling types, including Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), at its July 16 meeting and that the Select Board approved those changes the night before the Aug. 6 ZBA meeting. Hill said the new ADU definition "eliminates the current requirement for the primary residence to be owner-occupied" and "eliminates the current size limits on the ADU," which would permit a second home on any parcel zoned for single-family residences if septic capacity allows two homes. She cautioned that she was unsure whether the changes were formally in effect because of procedural questions.