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Commission reviews proposed changes to accessory-dwelling-unit rules, including larger maximum size and relaxed driveway/utility requirements
Summary
Planning staff proposed allowing ADUs by right in more residential districts, increasing maximum ADU size to 800 sq ft or 50% of the principal dwelling, and removing some driveway and separate-utility prohibitions; commissioners asked for more analysis on height, design and outreach before final approval.
Planning staff presented a package of proposed amendments to Norfolk’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules that would expand where ADUs are permitted, increase permitted ADU size, and relax several siting and parking constraints.
Under the proposal, ADUs would be allowed by right in nearly every residential zoning district (with conditional-use-permit options to deviate), the maximum ADU size would increase from 500 square feet or 25% of the main dwelling to 800 square feet or 50% of the principal dwelling (whichever is less), and the code’s prohibition against separate utilities and a shared-driveway requirement would be removed if the work is properly…
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