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Planning commission hears guidance on ADU rules; state law requires internal ADUs, detached ADUs left to local code
Summary
Presenters told Orangeville planning commissioners that state law requires cities to allow internal ADUs (basement or attached) while detached ADUs remain subject to local ordinance; the commission discussed square-footage caps, setback rules and utility-metering options.
Orangeville planning commissioners discussed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules and how a local ordinance should reflect state requirements, including a state mandate that internal ADUs must be permitted.
Dodd, regional planner for the Southeastern Association of Governments and Carbon County director of building and planning, told commissioners that state code requires cities to allow internal ADUs such as basement conversions or attached units, while detached ADUs are permitted only if the local ordinance includes them. "State code, you have to allow that and, like, basement ADU," Dodd said, adding that attached-garage conversions that…
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