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Planning Commission backs ADU zoning changes but urges protections for neighborhoods
Summary
The commission recommended approval of proposed ADU zoning amendments to City Council while asking officials to preserve owner-occupancy protections or consider time-limited deed restrictions, and to exempt downtown zones from adding new parking requirements.
The City of Frederick Planning Commission voted to recommend proposed amendments to the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules to City Council, while urging safeguards to limit investor-driven conversions and preserve neighborhood character.
Staff presented a draft zoning text amendment that would (1) ease parking requirements for ADUs located within 1,320 linear feet of a transit stop and allow tighter stall dimensions in built settings, (2) remove the current owner-occupancy requirement so both principal and accessory units could be rented (while keeping a 90-day minimum rental prohibition), and (3) permit the commission to approve modest increases of detached ADU size from 800 to up to 1,200 square feet when…
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