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Commission transmits ADU comprehensive-plan amendment to state review over 3–2 vote
Summary
Martin County commissioners voted 3–2 to transmit Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA 25-04 to the state for review, which would add accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and employee dwelling units to the comp plan; commissioners and residents raised concerns about neighborhood character, integers for occupancy and notice that implementing land development regulations will be required.
The Martin County Board of County Commissioners voted 3–2 on Dec. 9 to transmit Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA 25-04 to state and regional review. The amendment would update the comp plan to define and permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on single-family properties and create a new term — employee dwelling units (EDUs) — for living quarters tied to nonresidential uses.
Amy Offenbach, a planner with Growth Management, summarized the proposal: ADUs would be allowed on lots that permit single-family dwellings (excluding mobile-home future land-use areas), limited to one ADU per…
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