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Planning staff circulate ADU ordinance draft; board signals support ahead of May 7 council vote

3090701 · April 23, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff circulated a draft accessory dwelling unit (ADU) policy and presented it to the Planning and Development Board, which discussed simplifying rules to encourage small secondary units and signaled support to forward a recommendation to Common Council.

Planning staff told the board April 22 that they circulated a proposed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) policy and plan to ask Common Council to vote on it May 7.

Director of Planning and Development Lisa Nicholas said the draft would make accessory dwelling units easier to create in many residential zones and clarified definitions for attached and detached ADUs, size limits and setbacks. The draft would allow 1 ADU per…

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