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Committee reviews draft ADU standards; staff will send refined text to planning commission
Summary
Business & Development Services presented a draft that would expand accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to R-20, R-15 and R-12 zones and add standards on height, setbacks, parking, architecture and prohibited forms; council members asked for clarifications on height, placement and whether shipping-container conversions could meet design standards.
City staff presented a draft Oct. 6 that would expand Mauldin’s allowance for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) into additional residential zones and add detailed standards covering height, placement, parking, architectural compatibility and prohibited building types.
Under current code ADUs are allowed only in smaller-lot residential districts (R-10, R-8, R-6, RM-1, RM and RO). The draft would also permit ADUs in R-20, R-15 and R-12…
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