Commission hears required ADU code rewrite, flags septic, subdivision and HOA concerns
Staff outlined the state-mandated ADU law (House Bill 1466) that requires ADUs be allowed where single-family homes are permitted; commissioners asked detailed questions about septic, sprinklers, APFO, substitution, subdivision risk and protections for community character, and asked staff to return with technical guidance.
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Tiffany Fazas, staff leading drafting for the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) text amendment, told the Planning and Zoning Commission that the General Assembly’s bill requires local law allowing ADUs anywhere a single-family detached dwelling is permitted and that jurisdictions must adopt the statutory definition and certain limits by Oct. 1.
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