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Draft allows ADUs across residential zones with owner-occupancy and design limits
Summary
Planners proposed permitting accessory dwelling units in all residential districts under owner-occupancy, size, parking and no‑subdivision rules; commissioners asked for clearer architectural compatibility standards and an appeal path for prefab ADUs.
Planning staff and the consultant proposed allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a permitted use in all residential zoning districts while adding development standards that limit their number, size and saleability.
The draft language presented by consultant Andy Amont requires that the owner occupy either the principal dwelling or the ADU, prohibits use as short-term rentals and bars separate sale or subdivision of the ADU from the primary parcel. “There is going to be an owner occupancy requirement that the owner lives at either the principal house on-site or the ADU, and that these are not to be used as short term…
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