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Texarkana adopts accessory-dwelling-unit rules, attaches emergency clause
Summary
The board approved an ordinance allowing one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) by right on lots with single-family homes, following state law. The measure limits ADU size and placement, forbids requiring owner-occupancy or additional parking, and was adopted with an emergency clause to take effect immediately.
The Texarkana Board of Directors adopted an ordinance implementing the state law permitting one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) by right on lots with single-family homes and attached an emergency clause so the city complies immediately.
Planner Jamie, presenting the item, described an ADU as "a self-contained independently accessed living unit on the same parcel as a single family dwelling ... It has to have its…
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