Some years back, Greenfield changed its zoning rules to allow a single-family home to be converted into a two- or three-family dwelling — by right. This goes beyond the state law which only allows a two-family home by right.

Now the city is considering whether to give developers yet another right to have multiple accessory dwelling units on a single lot.

But state law says no city has to allow multiple ADUs on a parcel. We have the right as a “local option” to choose to set the bar at one per lot, and we have more than 5,500 residential lots. That gives us plenty of opportunity to build ADUs.

We are already allowing a lot of dwelling units by right. It’s time to draw the line at one ADU per lot, and prevent major overcrowding in our neighborhoods.

Corky Miller

Mark Arnold

Greenfield