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Planning board approves ADU variance at 841 NE 123rd Street for elderly-family accommodation
Summary
The board approved a variance to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a lot smaller than the code minimum so the applicant can house elderly parents near family. Approval includes ADU ordinance restrictions and staff conditions.
The Planning & Zoning Board approved a variance to permit a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a lot smaller than the city’s 12,500-square-foot minimum at 841 NE 123rd Street, granting the property owners permission to build a standalone ADU designed for aging-in-place features.
Staff told the board the property is 10,566–10,843 square feet (different records cited both figures) and that the R-2 zoning district’s density formula effectively limits many smaller lots to only one permitted dwelling unit; staff recommended denial because the applicant met only…
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