Smithfield Town Council adopts loosened accessory apartment rules

Smithfield Town Council adopts loosened accessory apartment rules

Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. 2 to loosen restrictions on accessory apartments, which are now rebranded as accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, under a slate of adopted zoning ordinance changes. The town previously allowed a single apartment consisting of up to two bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom and common room by special use permit within community conservation, suburban residential, neighborhood residential and downtown nei…