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HD4669 • 2025

An Act to protect small lot ADUs

An Act to protect small lot ADUs

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Sponsor
Andres X. Vargas
Last action
2025-11-18
Official status
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to protect small lot ADUs

An Act to protect small lot ADUs By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Andres X.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to protect small lot ADUs By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Andres X.
  • Vargas for legislation to further regulate zoning for accessory dwelling units.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-18 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  2. 2025-05-15 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act to protect small lot ADUs
By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Andres X. Vargas for legislation to further regulate zoning for accessory dwelling units. Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill HD.4669

Section 8 of Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024 is hereby amended by removing the period at the end of the sentence ending with “Chapter 64G” and adding:-

;provided further that an accessory dwelling unit on a lot of not more than 10,000 square feet shall be subject to no more than a five-foot side and rear setback, a five-foot separation between detached structures, and shall be exempt from any lot coverage or open space requirement.

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