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Council weighs citywide ADU rules and tighter short‑term rental limits in length workshop
Summary
At a lengthy workshop, staff proposed permitting ADUs citywide (internal, external, detached), revising parking and lot‑coverage rules, and tightening short‑term rental separation and occupancy standards while adding a special category for purpose‑built resort communities; council asked for visuals and data before a public hearing.
Council spent an extended portion of the evening reviewing a package of land‑use code changes addressing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), home occupations and short‑term rentals (Ordinance 24‑18).
Planning staff outlined the main ADU proposals: permit ADUs across all zones (ending the USU‑area exclusion), allow internal and external ADUs as well as detached units on qualifying lots, cap external ADU size (maximum 50% of available backyard area and not to exceed 1,000 square feet), and require one on‑site parking stall for ADUs with limited flexibility to use driveway space…
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