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Committee approves accessory dwelling unit rules allowing internal, attached and detached ADUs with owner-occupancy limits
Summary
The Zoning & Development Committee approved a substitute ordinance defining and permitting accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single‑ and two‑family areas under a set of design and limited‑use standards. Sponsors included a requirement that owner‑occupants, not investor owners, must initiate many ADUs; building-code compliance remains mandatory.
The Zoning & Development Committee approved a substitute ordinance to add definitions, design standards and limited-use rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Milwaukee’s zoning code.
The ordinance creates three ADU types — internal (within the existing primary structure), attached (an addition attached to the primary structure) and detached (a separate accessory building such as a carriage house) — and sets location, size and design limits. Department of City Development staff and Department of…
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