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Kennedale planners weigh allowing ADUs by right, preapproved plans and streamlined plat approvals
Summary
The Kennedale Planning & Zoning discussion focused on allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by right with design controls, creating a library of preapproved building plans to speed permitting, and making many plat approvals administrative to reduce delay; drafts of UDC changes are due in January.
Kennedale's Planning & Zoning group spent the meeting parsing possible changes to the city's Unified Development Code that would let homeowners build accessory dwelling units and speed approvals for infill development.
The commission discussed allowing ADUs 'by right' in residential districts (AG, R1'R4) so owners would not need a Board of Adjustment variance, while retaining design standards and permit requirements. "We are considering allowing ADUs by right in a residential district," Speaker 3 said, adding proposed limits such as no separate utility meters or separate addresses and size controls to prevent full second dwellings used primarily as rentals.
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