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Following a public hearing at its monthly meeting Monday, the East Hanover Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to adopt a zoning ordinance to alter regulations on attached and detached accessory apartments, as well as update nonconforming use rules and further define terms and fence regulations.

Marvin Smith of the planning commission said the ordinance replaces existing language regarding “Elder Cottage Housing.” He said the old language was too restrictive, placing limitations on how the inhabitant could be related to the homeowners, the person’s age, and requiring homeowners to tear down the structure after it was no longer inhabited.

Accessory apartments, Smith explained, are no

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