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Florence City planning panel approves rules allowing detached accessory dwelling units
Summary
At its July meeting the Florence City Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to allow detached accessory dwelling units subject to 21 conditions including size, owner-occupancy and utility requirements; the commission approved the change after a public hearing.
At its July meeting the Florence City Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that allows detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Florence City, planning staff said.
The amendment permits detached ADUs in any zoning district where accessory units are allowed, but only if they meet 21 enumerated conditions, Elaine Lawrence, planning department staff, told the commission. "This would open it up... and it could be a detached building," Lawrence said while summarizing the draft language.
The ordinance change is intended to bring informal or existing secondary units into compliance and expand long-term, owner-occupied rental options, staff said. Under the…
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