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Albany planning board backs favorable recommendation to city council on accessory dwelling unit zoning change
Summary
Planning board voted to recommend a zoning text amendment to permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in most single‑family zoning districts, with size, owner‑occupancy and fire‑safety limits included in the draft ordinance.
The Albany City Planning Board voted to issue a favorable recommendation to the Common Council on a zoning‑text amendment that would permit accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as an accessory use to single‑family detached dwellings in most city zoning districts.
The recommendation, moved by Chair Chris Ellis and seconded from the floor, passed by voice vote after staff presented the draft ordinance and data the proposal relies on, including census trends and regional ADU programs.
The amendment would add ADUs to the Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance as an accessory use in all zoning districts except the industrial (I‑1 and I‑2) and land…
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