Section 7-2-2

Accessory dwelling units

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached

  An accessory dwelling unit is allowed only as accessory to a single-family detached dwelling.

• Comply with dimensional standards

  Such structures shall comply with all dimensional standards that apply to the primary structure.

• Maximum floor area800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The floor area of an accessory dwelling unit shall be no more than 800 square feet in finished floor area. Additional square footage may be approved through a special use permit.

• Maximum one per parcel

  Only one accessory dwelling is permitted per parcel unless approved by a special use permit.

• No manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. or RV

  A manufactured home or recreational vehicle, travel trailer, camper, or similar structure shall not be used as an accessory dwelling unit.

• No subdivision

  An accessory dwelling unit shall not be subdivided or otherwise segregated in ownership from the main single-family dwelling unit.