Officer approves ADU variance to keep larger existing home as accessory unit
Polk County approved Joe Hudson’s request to designate an existing home larger than the 1,000 sq ft ADU cap as an accessory dwelling unit while a new primary residence is built; staff said the existing structure would remain subordinate to the proposed new house and comply with impervious-surface limits.
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A Polk County hearing officer granted a variance enabling an existing dwelling of roughly 1,350 square feet to be used as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) despite the county’s 1,000-square-foot cap, while the property owner builds a new primary residence on the same 15-acre parcel.
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