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Planning commission reviews ADU draft: internal ADUs allowed, externals discouraged amid septic concerns
Summary
The commission reviewed a draft accessory dwelling unit ordinance that would permit internal ADUs (basement/builder-integrated units) consistent with state guidance while prohibiting external detached units; owner-occupancy, affidavits and county health-septic approvals were prominent concerns.
Spencer Foster presented a draft accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance that mirrors recent state guidance and municipal templates, saying the purpose “is to allow, internal accessory dwelling units and prohibit external accessory dwelling units.”
Foster and commissioners discussed the difference between an internal ADU (inside the main dwelling) and an external ADU (detached unit). Foster explained the principal practical distinction is utilities and health-department requirements: “there's different, utilities Okay. Different water rights, different kind of thing, different health…
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