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Planning Board proposes ADU changes and debates lifting 75‑night short‑term rental cap
Summary
The Planning Board presented three ADU articles (changing 'single family' to 'principal dwelling', setbacks via Schedule A and plumbing allowances) and discussed a Select Board request to remove the 75‑night short‑term rental limit; FinCom scheduled public hearings and urged caution on waterfront residential conversions.
The Planning Board presented multiple zoning amendments intended for the April STM/ATM that would change ADU rules, adjust setbacks, and permit plumbing in accessory structures where septic capacity allows while forbidding habitation. The Board said language had been revised with Attorney General guidance and that the change from 'single family' to 'principal dwelling' was meant to clarify applicability. "Units had to adhere to standard set‑backs," the minutes record.
Board members said waterfront commercial district residential uses raised flood‑risk concerns and could unintentionally increase residential housing in flood areas; no one had yet applied for an ADU in the waterfront district but the Board expects further review. Separately, the Select Board asked Planning to consider removing the 75‑night short‑term rental limit; the Planning Board and FinCom discussed enforcing the existing limit to protect year‑round housing and the potential impacts of eliminating the cap. A public hearing was scheduled for March 26.
