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Council directs staff to ease impact fees for accessory dwelling units
Summary
Volusia County directed staff to draft an ordinance treating ADUs as expansions of primary homes for impact‑fee purposes, significantly lowering fees for many homeowners and offering a path to encourage ADUs without triggering a full impact‑fee recalculation.
Volusia County Council voted unanimously May 5 to direct staff to prepare ordinance language that would change how impact fees are assessed for accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Under the proposal staff presented, ADUs would be treated as an expansion of the primary dwelling for impact‑fee calculations. Homeowners would pay only the incremental fee if the combined square footage crosses into a higher fee tier,…
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