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Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV

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Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV
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Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV
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Worcester (municipal)

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There shall be no more than one (1) ADU per lot, in accordance with the following
     dimensional requirements:
      a)     Size: The gross floor area of an ADU shall be no greater than nine hundred (900)
             square feet.
      b)     Setback and Height:
               i.   ADUs shall not have more restrictive dimensional standards than those
                    required for the Principal Dwelling; a Single-Family Detached Dwelling
                    (Article IV, Section 4, Table 4.2: Permitted Dimensions by District), or; an
                    Accessory Structure (Article IV, Section 8, B. 4 & 10) within the same
                    zoning district, whichever results in a more permissive regulation.
              ii.   ADUs proposed within existing buildings, to which no expansion or
                    addition is proposed, shall be exempt from the requirements of Table 4.2
                    related to height.
      c)     ADUs shall not be permitted within the front-yard, unless approved by the
             Building Commissioner through a reasonable analysis in accordance with the
             requirements of 760 CMR 71.03 (3).
      d)     ADUs shall be permitted within, or on a Lot with, a Pre-Existing Nonconforming
             Structure so long as the ADU can be developed in conformance with the Building
             Code, 760 CMR 71.00, and any expansions or additions are subject to the
             otherwise applicable dimensional requirements.
      e)     ADUs shall be exempt from any required finding under Article XVI, Section 4.
             (M.G.L. c. 40A §6).
      f)     ADUs shall not be considered when calculating Floor to Area Ratio.