HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-01-11 Planning Board Minutes_ i' Ces of the meting o- aJanuary 11r
Chairman Mitchel called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. with Board
members A. Burne, J. Shaw, M. Rich present. The Board discussed
- the upcoming meeting with the FinCom regarding FY84 Budgets and
Salary. The proposed expense budget was increased from $1325 to
$1355. Salary budget will be settled after negotiations with the
Union have been completed.
Accessory Apartments
The Board reviewed the revisions made to the initial draft for accessory
apartments and after discussion voted to include the following as
the working draft before circulation to other Town Boards:<.and Town
Counsel
DEFINITION
'ACCESSORY APARTMENT: One or more rooms with separate kitchen and
bathroom facilities in a home originally
constructed as.a single housing unit for
the occupancy of a .separate household, which
will be limited by size, building code
requirements and external appearances, as
a minimum _
BY--LAW:
PURPOSE: The purpose of allowing accessory apartments within the
Town is to encourage the alteration and/or construction
of a limited number of housing units which will increase
the availability of rental units within the Town and will
help to.meet local housing.needs without causing signifi-
cantly adverse effects on the character and municipal
services of the community and to ensure compliance with
State and local.planning standards and policies concerned
with land use,buildi3ng design and requirements of the
health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the.-Town.
RESTRICTIONS:*
Any and all,.persons seeking a Special Permit for an
accessory apartment:-shall, as a minimum, meet the
following conditions:
a) The dwelling, in which the accessory apartment is
to be located, had anexecuted use and occupancy
certifi:cate and was occupied prior to August 1,
1982;
b).' The accessory apartment shall be a use incidental
to the•single family dwelling and shall occupy
no more than 1/3 of the.gross . floor area (as of
August 1, 1982) of.the -single family dwelling,
exclusive of any garage, shed or similar struc-
ture of accessory.use attached to the single
family dwelling and shall contain as a minimum
at least 400 square feet of living space and as
a maximum no more than 750 square feet of living
space. The formula for computing the impact on
density shall be based on of bui~ding area
to total land area not to.bv more than 1:5;
-
The owner oN owners of the in which the
accessory apartment is located resides in the
apartment or principal residence acid-shall not be
absent therefrom for a period not to exceed one
year and during said temporary absence said owner
or owners shall not lease or allow to be occupied
by unrelated persons that portion of the building
in which they reside;
s.__. .
d) The accessory apartment and any and all other
modifications to the principal dwelling shall
be designed so that the appearance of the building
remains that of.a single-family residence. Any
new entries shall be located on the side or in
the rear of the building and any additions for
access and/or egress shall not increase the
square footage of the original house by more
than ten per cent' '(10%) and the' building density,
no more than that allowed in paragraph b) above;
e) All motor vehicles owned or maintained by occupants
of the-building :in which the accessory apartment is
located shall be parked off the street and the.loca
tioh and appearance of all additional off-street',..
..parking shall not-.adversely affect adjoining proper-
ties, properties in the neighborhood or the s=ing•le-
family appearance of the neighborhood in general and
will cause..no change to.the front yard parking area
as it existed on August 1,` 1982;
f) There shall be-no other. apartment -.on -the 'lot. -on'which
theaccessory apartment is to be located;
g) The accessory apartment shall 'meet all building::code
requirements and -shall.,-have .properly :installed. and
maintai.ried fire.safety 'devices'.for .the protection
of all occupants, in- the, entire dwelling;.
h) Special Permits for'<accessory_apartments 'Can be
71
is
sued by tfie Board -of Appeals up to 'a limit of
ten per cent (10%). ':of all eligible' single-family , housing -stock. _
PROCESS: An.owner- or owners of .a single-family dwelling must make
application'to the-Board.of.Appeals for a Special permit
for the alteration and/or* construction and occupancy of
an accessory dwelling unit in a single-family dwelling in
compliance with all of the above-listed restrictions
The Board of Appeals will then post notice of. this public
hearing in accordance with Chapter 40A_ The Special Per-
mit.for said accessory apartment is not transferable with
ownership and separate application must be made to the
Board of Appeals when title of -ownership is transferred
If the terms and/or conditions of the Special Permit for an
accessory apartment are not being complied with, such Specie .
Permit can and will be revoked in accordance with standard
enforcement procedures, or if all condi:tioa-s are not met
within one year of iss.uancQ of the permit, the Special
Permit u.% 1- he null. and void.
