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Commission weighs accessory dwelling units and modular housing options under state audit
Summary
Angola planners and commissioners discussed ADUs and modular/manufactured homes during the HEA 1001 public hearing; staff noted ADU rules and square-foot standards and questioned how modular housing is represented in the land-use matrix.
Commissioners discussed accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and modular/manufactured housing as part of the UDO audit. Rita Hicks said the city historically set an ADU minimum of 800 square feet and observed that the state has established a 1,000-square-foot maximum in recent guidance, while modular housing currently does not appear on the citys land-use matrix.
"So ours was always, I think, 800," Hicks said when reviewing the citys previous ADU minimum, and later noted the states new maximum: "Now there's only a maximum of 1000." Commissioners and builders discussed whether modular units could be required to meet specific architectural standards (roof pitch, siding) to ensure compatibility with neighborhoods. Staff said architectural standards and definitions in the UDO can be used to require a certain look even for factory-built units.
No formal changes were adopted; staff will inventory current land-use definitions and include ADU and modular-housing recommendations in the UDO update process.
