Sec. 5-5002.A.1
Dimensional standards
Density
- Maximum units
- 1
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum number of bedrooms2 count
No more than two (2) bedrooms are permitted in an accessory apartment.
- Maximum floor area in accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building as percentage of principal dwelling50 pct
shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the floor area of the principal dwelling
- Maximum floor area in accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum floor area of an accessory dwelling or an accessory apartment in an accessory building shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the floor area of the principal dwelling or one thousand two hundred (1,000) square feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum floor area as percentage of primary dwelling35 pct
or thirty-five percent (35%) of the living area of the primary dwelling
- Maximum floor area (in primary dwelling)1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum floor area of an accessory apartment in a primary dwelling shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet or thirty-five percent (35%) of the living area of the primary dwelling, whichever is less.
- Owner must occupy at least one dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.
The owner of the residential dwelling unit shall occupy at least one (1) of the dwelling units on the premises.
Parking
- Additional parking spaces required1 spaces
One (1) parking space shall be required in addition to the required parking for the primary dwelling.
From the ordinance
Accessory apartment shall not be permitted on any lot which does not have one hundred percent (100%) of the minimum lot size requirement for the zoning district in which the use is located.