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County staff brief commissioners on ordinance 9-12 to allow rural ADUs, hearing set for Feb. 24
Summary
County planners explained ordinance 9-12, which would allow two types of rural accessory dwelling units in specified rural residential districts subject to state and local limits (minimum lot size two acres, prohibition on vacation occupancy); the first public hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24 and staff asked commissioners for questions ahead of that hearing.
County planning staff presented a work-session briefing Tuesday on ordinance 9-12, which would allow rural accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and rural historic ADUs in parts of Washington County outside the urban growth boundary, subject to state and local limits.
Erin Wardell, assistant director of the Department of Land Use and Transportation, introduced the staff team. Senior planner Todd Borkowetz told commissioners that ADUs are residential structures accessory to a single detached dwelling — typically…
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