Protected Use ADU Regulations Comment Letter
At a glance
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- What: a comment letter on proposed changes to 760 CMR 71 protected-use accessory dwelling unit regulations, asking to allow year-round occupancy restrictions in seasonal communities more broadly and clearer affordability language.
- Outcome: approved unanimously by roll call on September 28, 2026. The Building Commissioner planned a separate technical letter on basement floor area.
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Log
- 2026-11-04 - Select Board — Affordable Housing Trust voted to submit public comment on the state's proposed ADU regulation revisions, supporting the ability to require year-round or affordability restrictions where municipal financial assistance is given, and asking for restrictions on new ADUs on lots already deed-restricted, more local control of income and occupancy restrictions, and a revised definition of gross floor area. Meg Trudeau (as the island's Seasonal Communities Advisory Council representative) and Paul Murphy (as building commissioner) also submitted comments.
- 2026-09-28 - Planning & Economic Development Commission — Comment letter approved unanimously by roll call.