Erving Planning Board Advances ADU Rules, French King District Debate

ERVING — October 15, 2020 — Erving Planning Board advances zoning rewrite covering ADUs, French King district, and a state floodplain mandate. Meeting remotely on October 15, the board — led by member Mike Schaefer in the chair role — approved minutes from three prior sessions and reached informal consensus that attached accessory dwelling units should be allowed by right in all zoning districts, while detached ADUs would require a special permit everywhere in town. Members debated retaining the French King district as a distinct zone, agreed multi-family housing there should be by special permit, and flagged redundant drive-through language for review by town counsel. Assistant Town Planner Mariah flagged a state-required floodplain bylaw update, telling the board "we're forced to do this, we don't have a choice," with members agreeing she would read through the state model language before the November 19 regular meeting.