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Planning commission advances draft to count ADUs as middle housing, narrows design standards
Summary
After reviewing survey results and design examples, Edgewood planning staff and commissioners agreed to move forward with a draft ordinance that counts accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a middle housing type and adds basic design standards; a public hearing was scheduled for April 14.
The Edgewood Planning Commission directed staff to advance a draft ordinance that counts accessory dwelling units as a form of “middle housing” and to hold a public hearing on the proposal at the April 14 meeting.
Staff told commissioners the public engagement run in February produced 102 survey responses and an open house with two attendees. Planning staff said, “we received a hundred and 2 responses,” and summarized that 93 respondents identified as residents and that opinions were mixed: about 44% disapproved of middle‑housing development while about 46% supported it.
The recommendation to count ADUs as middle housing — labelled in staff materials as “option 1” — would…
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