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Springdale council adopts ADU ordinance changes but removes workforce, height and owner-occupancy requirements
Summary
The council approved a revised accessory dwelling unit ordinance with clarifications on internal/external ADUs and rental minimums, but removed proposed workforce-occupancy linkage, new height limits, and owner-occupancy requirement after public hearing and council debate.
The Springdale Town Council on Wednesday approved revisions to the town's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules but removed three of the more contentious provisions: a workforce-occupancy requirement, a new building-height cap for external ADUs, and an owner-occupancy mandate.
Tom Danzi, town planning staff, summarized the ordinance changes being considered: adding a height requirement for external ADUs, increasing minimum lot sizes for external ADUs, clarifying maximum size and minimum rental periods for external ADUs, and explicitly allowing guest houses to be occupied by nonpaying family members without an ADU permit. Danzi said the updated draft also tied external ADU occupancy to employment “in…
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