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Council approves accessory dwelling unit at 324 Sadeus Boulevard after questions about future enforcement
Summary
The council granted a specific use permit to allow an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 324 Sadeus Boulevard in a Planned Development (PDSF-4), subject to site plan, parking and inspection conditions; vote was 6-0.
The Granbury City Council on Feb. 4 adopted Ordinance No. 25-07 approving a specific use permit to allow an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 324 Sadeus Boulevard in a Planned Development (PDSF-4) zoning district.
Planning staff described the request as consistent with the PD's standards, which date to the 1995 zoning ordinance. Staff said the ADU would be located behind the existing house, would include a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, and complies with required setbacks under the PD, including a four-foot separation from the main house as permitted by the 1995 code. The application was routed to building inspections; staff said the proposed structure met fire and building code standards as reviewed preliminarily.
Staff reported 36 mailed notices to owners in the PD, three letters in opposition and none in favor. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 6-0 subject to conditions: the SUP be limited to the site plan submitted as Exhibit A, parking and storage on an improved hard surface, compliance with all city codes and subject to periodic inspections.
Applicant Mary Franco spoke in support, describing a single-floor 15-by-21 ADU to house a family member, with an LP siding exterior and one-hour firewall where required. She said the unit would have level access and meet egress requirements. The council questioned enforceability of the PD requirement that a family member occupy the ADU; staff said compliance would be handled through code compliance and periodic inspections and that the SUP "runs with the land" (goes with the property) and could be revoked if conditions are violated.
Council discussed whether a covered connection or breezeway would make the structure part of the primary dwelling (which would change parking and other requirements); staff said an interior connection and internal access would generally make the structure part of the main dwelling.
Council approved the SUP 6-0. The ordinance attaches the site plan as the governing Exhibit A and subjects the ADU to the city's permitting, inspection and code compliance process.
