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Accessory Dwelling Unit Bill Advances After Task Force Work; Sponsors Urge Local Flexibility and Safety Standards
Summary
House Bill 1466 would require local governments to permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) with objective standards and safety compliance, drawing on a statewide task force report recommending deregulatory best practices.
Delegate Stewart, a member of the statewide accessory dwelling unit (ADU) task force, presented House Bill 1466, which would require local jurisdictions to adopt ordinances legalizing ADUs with objective standards and reasonable design rules. Stewart said the bill was grounded in the task force’s report, which reviewed national experience and found ADUs are inexpensive to build, can help families and seniors, and have not produced measurable parking or property value harms in jurisdictions studied.
Nut graf: The bill tries to strike a balance — it would legalize ADUs as a use by…
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