Amendments to the town’s accessory apartment regulations and new zoning language for stormwater management will be the subject of Planning Board public hearings on Monday, March 9 starting at 7:15 p.m.
If approved, the zoning bylaw would add a cap on the number of accessory apartments allowed, equal to 5% of all residential units in Lincoln. The board also proposes to remove limitations on the age of structures that are eligible to add accessory apartments, and to require a minimum rental term of 30 days where the accessory apartment or principal dwelling is occupied as a rental unit.
The town approved the Affordable Accessory Apartment program four years ago, but it was only recently that the state officially OK’d it, so the local rules needed some tweaks before the program launches.
A separate hearing at 7:30 p.m. will seek comment on the proposed addition of a new zoning bylaw section titled “Illicit Discharge Control and Stormwater Management Bylaw,” the purpose of which is to protect water quality and comply with federal requirements. If approved by the Planning Board, both sets of changes will go before residents at the Annual Town Meting in May.
Also at the board’s March 9 meeting, the Historic District Commission will make presentations on the proposed addition of 11 Moccasin Hill Rd. to the Brown’s Wood Historic District, and 126 Old Concord Rd. to the Lincoln Historic District.
For more information, see the agenda and the Zoom link for the meeting.
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