An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Could Be Perfect For Your Home
Interested in learning more about ADUs? You are invited to attend the Council on Aging’s ADU Forum, in person at the library or over Zoom on September 30. To receive the zoom link, please register on the library’s calendar or scan the QR code below. Free and open to all ages!
At the forum, state ADU leaders, architects, Weston’s town planner, banking experts, builders, and real estate brokers will help explain the benefits and costs of creating an ADU for yourself. Attend in person or online by zoom. The forum will be recorded and available on the Weston COA’s web page as well as on the Weston Affordable Housing Trust website.
Why build an ADU?
Grandparents could use one to live close to the grandkids. Residents wanting living space for children, care givers, or for downsizing with room in the big house for family or for rental income or to simply increase your real estate value could use one. A recent state law gives you the right to build one with minimal restrictions and even financial support if needed. Find out how to explore the possibility for yourself at this forum and online.
What is an ADU?
They are small living units within or next to your existing home as large as 900 square feet in living space, plus whatever garage, basement and storage space you want to build with it. One could be created inside a large home (less than 50% of a home’s existing space), attached to your home, above a detached garage, or as a stand standalone building elsewhere on your property. It would include separate entrances, kitchen and bathrooms and sleeping spaces so occupants could live independently.
Additional information is online at:
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/accessory-dwelling-units
The Weston guidelines for ADU’s is at: https://www.westonma.gov/1902/Accessory-Dwelling-Units.
The Weston Bylaw governing ADU’s is at:
https://www.westonma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40839/ADU-Bylaw-AG-Approved
Our Speakers will include:
Meredith Boericke of Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Mark Armstrong of KMA Architecture & Accessibility
Jamie Simpson of Stoneham Bank
Imaikalani Aiu, Weston’s Town Planner
Denise Mosher, Real Estate Agent