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Supervisors send ADU size and zoning changes back to planning commission
Summary
Board directed staff to revise accessory-dwelling-unit rules — limiting ADU conditioned floor area to 50% of the primary dwelling, up to 1,000 sq ft, and restricting ADUs in subdivision-zoned districts — and to route the ordinance through the planning commission for rulemaking.
Amelia County supervisors agreed to send proposed changes to the county's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance back through the rule-making process and to the planning commission after discussing size and zoning limits.
Planning staff member Austin summarized options for keeping ADUs out of subdivisions by allowing them by right only in certain rural zoning districts. During discussion, supervisors raised concerns that a fixed 1,000-square-foot allowance could allow an ADU as large as a small primary home. Supervisor 6 proposed capping the ADU at 50% of the conditioned floor area of the primary dwelling up to a "maximum of 1,000 square feet of condition floor area," language read aloud by staff to capture the consensus.
Supervisor 6 moved to direct staff to send the ordinance with the two discussed changes (zoning limitations and the size metric) back through the rule-making process, and the motion carried by voice vote. The planning commission will review the draft ordinance and return recommendations to the board.
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