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Ulster County Planning Board urges broader ADU allowances; Marlborough considers recommendations
Summary
Supervisor Corcoran read a recommendation from the Ulster County Planning Board urging the town to allow ADUs on any‑sized lots (with DOH approval), to permit attached ADUs, to refer complex cases to the Planning Board and to include the C zone; the county letter also noted a 30‑day timeline for final action.
Supervisor Corcoran read a recommendation letter from the Ulster County Planning Board during the Dec. 8 public hearing, noting that "if 30 days elapses then the town can take final action." The letter, as read into the record, recommended several changes county staff thought appropriate: allowing ADUs on any size lot provided there is adequate water and sewer and Department of Health approval; referring complex cases to the town Planning Board for review; permitting all types of ADUs, including attached units; and including the C (Commercial) zone among eligible districts.
Board members discussed definitional issues—how to differentiate two‑family homes from ADUs—and public participants asked for a review clause so the law can be revisited after a set time. The transcript records no immediate commitment to adopt the county recommendations in full, but the reading of the letter and the board’s acceptance of the FEAF Part 2 move the local process forward and signal areas the town may need to address as it drafts final ordinance language.
