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Commission approves housekeeping edits to align city code references and clarify ADU definition
Summary
Commissioners recommended edits to remove hard‑coded state statute numbers and to add a clarified definition for detached accessory dwelling units so the ordinance remains accurate despite state renumbering.
The commission recommended a package of housekeeping edits designed to avoid future mismatches when the state renumbers statutes and to clarify a local accessory dwelling unit (ADU) definition.
Staff described that several parts of the city ordinance pointed to specific state statute numbers that were recently renumbered by the state. Rather than update each numeric citation, the proposal replaces those fixed numbers with a generic reference to the applicable state code. Staff also proposed adding a definition for an external (detached) accessory dwelling unit: an ADU that is not attached to or within a detached single‑family dwelling but is located on the same lot or parcel as that dwelling.
Commissioners discussed the origin of the ADU wording and noted the city had borrowed language from a state bill that did not pass. The commission opened and closed the public hearing, moved to recommend the edits, and the motion carried.
