Martin County board approves comprehensive-plan amendment to allow ADUs
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At its Tuesday meeting, the Martin County board approved a comprehensive-plan amendment to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs), a measure supporters said could expand local housing options; the change will require implementing LDRs before new units can be built.
At its Tuesday meeting, the Martin County board approved a comprehensive-plan amendment intended to allow accessory dwelling units, county podcast host Mac said on the 2 MC show. The amendment, the hosts said, had previously come before the board and was approved at this second appearance.
Mac, a host of the 2 MC podcast, described ADUs as "accessory dwelling units" that "play a part in ... providing housing in our community," and framed the amendment as part of broader local discussions about housing supply and affordability. Courtney, a co-host, added that comprehensive-plan changes set what the county may do while land-development regulations (LDRs) dictate how those changes are implemented.
The hosts said the amendment passed but did not provide a vote tally or details of implementation standards; LDR revisions to implement the change were described as a separate item that will return for further hearings. The board’s action changes county policy language in the comprehensive plan; final rules, siting, and permitting requirements will be developed through the LDR process before ADUs would be built.
The county’s next step, according to the podcast discussion, is for staff and the board to complete adjustments to the LDRs so the comp-plan amendment can be implemented. No specific timetable, vote counts, or text of the adopted amendment were given in the recording.