Deerfield Planning Board unanimously backs zoning amendments to boost affordable housing. The board voted 5-0 to recommend approval of changes to zoning Sections 2230, 3100, and 3900, focusing on accessory dwelling unit regulations including parking requirements and special permit language. Chair
Deerfield Planning Board sends ADU zoning overhaul to fall Town Meeting. The board voted 5-0 to close a lightly attended public hearing and recommend amendments to sections 2230, 3100 and 3900 of the zoning bylaw, covering accessory dwelling units, parking and use regulations.
Planning Board unanimously approves final ADU zoning revisions for August public hearing. Chair Denise Mason and the board voted 7-0 to accept the changes to accessory dwelling unit regulations and other zoning bylaws, reviewed by Town Counsel Lisa Mead. The revisions address parking requirements,
Deerfield Planning Board votes 7-0 to finalize accessory dwelling unit zoning bylaw draft.
DEERFIELD -- June 17, 2026, Deerfield Planning Board advances ADU bylaw overhaul toward an August public hearing and October Town Meeting. Meeting jointly with the Zoning Board of Appeals on June 17, the Planning Board
Deerfield Planning Board advances accessory dwelling unit bylaw amendments. Denise Mason, Planning Board Chair, convened the June 15 meeting to review revised Chapter 179 amendments that would allow local ADUs up to 1,200 square feet by special permit while preserving existing provisions. The board
Deerfield's Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals advanced a revised accessory dwelling unit bylaw draft toward a public hearing planned for early August.
Deerfield Planning Board moves ADU bylaw overhaul toward an August public hearing ahead of a potential October town meeting.
The Deerfield Planning Board advanced revisions to town zoning bylaws governing accessory dwelling units and agreed to pursue grant funding for a comprehensive master plan update. The board reached consensus on permitting one ADU per lot with a maximum size of 1,200 square feet by special permit,
Deerfield Planning Board agrees to one-ADU-per-lot limit and 1,200-square-foot special permit cap.
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