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Ivins council reviews proposed accessory dwelling unit rules ahead of Aug. 1 housing-plan deadline
Summary
City staff and council members discussed a draft ordinance to permit internal and external accessory dwelling units, clarify definitions and limits, and align Ivins rules with recent state changes and the city—s moderate-income housing plan due Aug. 1.
Ivins City Council met in a work session on July 17 to review a proposed ordinance that would amend chapters 11 and 12 of city code to authorize and regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
City planning staff told the council the draft is intended to respond to state legislative changes and to meet a milestone in Ivins' moderate-income housing plan, which staff must submit by Aug. 1. Staff described two alternatives to the Planning Commission—s original draft and asked the council to direct edits and clarifications.
The draft would allow both internal ADUs (units inside an owner-occupied primary dwelling) and external, detached ADUs. Staff said the external-unit size in the proposal was written as an option in the draft to allow units up to about 1,000 square feet (an increase from a 600-square-foot baseline in earlier drafts) while still applying lot-coverage limits. Parking requirements in the draft call for one…
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