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Planning commission flags local impacts of new accessory-dwelling-unit changes
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Garrett County Planning Commission members discussed how recently passed state rules on accessory dwelling units could increase lake-area density and prompt local zoning changes before the law takes effect July 1.
Members of the Garrett County Planning Commission on June 4 discussed potential local effects of recently passed state rules loosening restrictions on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, saying the change could increase housing density at Deep Creek Lake and require local zoning amendments.
The commission’s staff member briefed the body that the law would allow property owners to create secondary dwelling units in accessory buildings and in some cases permit smaller setbacks for those units than for primary houses. “Accessory dwelling units are what they’re called. So basically, it would allow anybody with the house to build a second…
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