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Planning commission backs narrow change to allow senior ADUs on large‑lot homes
Summary
The Royal Oak Planning Commission recommended a text amendment to exempt senior accessory dwelling units (SADUs) — typically up to 600 sq ft — from the city's 3,500 sq ft single‑family usable‑floor‑area cap in large‑lot residential districts, saying it will enable aging relatives to live with family without needing a variance.
The Royal Oak Planning Commission on April 14 recommended that the City Commission approve a narrowly drawn zoning text amendment that would exempt senior accessory dwelling units (SADUs) from the 3,500 square‑foot maximum usable floor area that applies to single‑family homes in the large‑lot zoning district.
Petitioner George Blower told the commission he cannot bring his mother home because his house already measures more than the 3,500 sq ft cap and the code currently counts a SADU's roughly 600 sq ft against that cap. "By law, I cannot use that square footage for myself," Blower said. He…
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