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Commission reviews ADU rules: permit fee, rental minimums and size limits on the table
Summary
Staff reviewed draft accessory-dwelling-unit rules that would allow local permits (the packet cited a $500 permit), set minimum rental periods and set size limitations; commissioners asked staff to check how rules would interact with existing nonconforming lots and setbacks.
Planning staff walked the commission through accessory dwelling unit (ADU) provisions in the draft code packet, saying the draft would allow the town to require a permit and set minimum rental periods to prevent short-term rentals from proliferating. "You can charge $500 for the permit," staff said when summarizing the packet's examples of local permit authority.
Staff also read size and occupancy examples from the packet, describing ADU size minima and maxima tied to lot size and principal-dwelling footprint; staff cited examples such as 350 sq ft ADUs on small lots and a suggested minimum of roughly 500 sq ft in other contexts, and noted the packet discussed maximum lot coverage percentages (expressed in the transcript as roughly 20%–70%). Commissioners requested that staff confirm how ADU rules would apply to preexisting nonconforming lots and whether accessory units must be smaller than the main dwelling.
