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Council debates loosening accessory‑structure rules and nightly‑rental limits
Summary
City staff proposed broad edits to internal and detached accessory dwelling unit rules — removing a 6,000 sq ft lot minimum, letting owners occupy either unit, and tightening nightly‑rental restrictions — and led the council in weeks‑long discussion about rear‑yard percentages and how to define the backyard for small lots.
Community development director Eldon Gable presented a series of proposed code changes intended to clarify and modernize Washington City’s accessory‑dwelling and accessory‑structure rules. The staff package would remove a requirement that internal accessory dwelling units (IADUs) be on lots of at least 6,000 square feet, allow the property owner to live in either the primary residence or the IADU, and formalize language that treats IADUs as part of the main residence and subject to existing setback requirements. Eldon also proposed mirroring allowed heights for detached accessory structures with recent…
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