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Committee recommends changes to DADU rules, adds parking requirement and weighs size limits
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of a package of changes to accessory building and detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) rules, adopting a parking requirement in the substitute and approving several amendments while rejecting others.
The Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of amendments to Title 17 that change rules for accessory buildings and detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs), including a substitute that adds a mandatory parking requirement.
Sponsors Owen Gamble, Sean Parker and Benedict (first names from transcript) presented BL 2025-1007, which the substitute modifies to require one parking space per dwelling unit for DADUs. Planning staff said on-street parking counts as half a space for the purpose of the requirement and that the substitute would likely require on-site parking in many cases. The committee recommended approval of the substitute by a recorded committee vote of 8 in favor, 3 against.
Council members debated multiple amendments that touched on unit size, footprint, overlay…
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