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C. Unit Size. The design, installation, use of requirement has prevented property owners from an accessory apartment shall be secondary adding a modest accessory unit. and incidental to the principal use of the structure as the owner's home. The gross Besides requiring that only the property owner can floor area of the accessory apartment shall reside in the primary unit,this section would provide a be not less than three hundred (300) square set of design standards in order to ensure that the feet nor more than forty percent (40%) of accessory apartment fits in the surrounding neighbor. the gross floor area of said structure on the hood. A preliminary review by the Board of Health date the Special Permit application is filed. will be required to determine if the septic system would permit the additional bedrooms for the acces. D. Interior Design. The accessory apartment sory apartment. The standards provide for a maximum shall be self-contained,with separate sleep- of two (2) bedrooms, a square footage size range so ing, cooking and sanitary facilities for the that the accessory unit is within a reasonable scale of exclusive use of the occupant(s). Provided the principal unit and gives some design guidance to that the requirements of subsection B are ensure that the unit's construction keeps the structure's met, there shall be a maximum of two (2) look as a single-family home. Finally, the issued bedrooms in an accessory apartment. Special Permit would run with the property owner and Rooms which might be converted at some lapse upon sale or transfer to another owner. future time to a bedroom, such as studies, studios, libraries and the like, shall be Motion to dispense with reading of Article 16 made counted as bedrooms for the purposes of at 8:24 p.m. this Section. Motion to dispense with reading of Article 16 E. Exterior Design. Modifications to the exte- passes at 8:24 p.m. rior of an existing principal structure result- ing from the installation of an accessory Motion made by David Leveille. apartment shall be consistent with the prin- cipal structure's predominant character as a Motion: I move Article 16 be voted as printed in the single-family home. Warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action relating thereto". F. Parking. Notwithstanding the provision of Section 174-39, at least one (1) off-street Jeremy Carter (Moderator): Motion has been made parking space shall be provided for the and seconded. Planning Board accessory apartment in addition to any other off-street parking requirement. Beverly Kane (Planning Board Chairman) On Article 16 at it's meeting on October 15, the Planning G. The Special Permit granted under this sec- Board voted unanimously 4-0 to recommend approval tion shall run with the property owner and subject to certain amendments being made. shall lapse upon sale and/or transfer to Is it proper for me to offer those amendments at the another property owner. present time 1/2 H. The accessory apartment shall not be rented Jeremy Carter (Moderator): It is. So Planning or occupied until a Certificate of Board approves it 4-0 as long as these amendments Occupancy has been issued by the Building that you are about to make are made and go ahead. Inspector. Beverly Kane (Planning Board Chairman): In the or take any other action relating thereto. first sentence of Section 174-45-4, add the phrase by the Board of Appeals, after the phrase, may be Submitted by Planning Board/ granted. In Subsection A, replace the word dwelling Zoning Board of Appeals with the word apartment. Replace the term B-H,with the term B-I, and add the following sentence: On an Explanation: This article would allow for the cre- annual basis coinciding with the initial date of ation of one Accessory Apartment per lot, via a issuance of the Special Permit, the property owner Special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall submit to the Building Inspector sufficient evi- subject to the criteria outlined in a newly created§174- deuce to demonstrate occupancy of the principal 45.4. It would eliminate the currently restrictive min- dwelling unit. In Subsection E, add after exterior imum size requirement of 750 square feet for an acces- design the following sentence: The proposal shall sory apartment under current zoning. This large size require review and recommendations by the Design 86