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- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for uncovered deck attached to ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.10 ft
An uncovered deck attached to an Accessory Dwelling may extend into a required side or rear yard but no closer than ten feet (10') to any side or rear property line.
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces required for ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.1 spaces
At least one off-street parking space dedicated for the Accessory Dwelling shall be required on the property.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.10 ft
An accessory structure used as an Accessory Dwelling may encroach into a required rear yard but shall be no closer than ten feet (10') to a rear property line.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.10 ft
An accessory structure used as an Accessory Dwelling may encroach into a required side yard but shall be no closer than ten feet (10') to a side property line.
- Maximum floor area for mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site./Tiny Home ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The gross floor area of the mobile home is less than six hundred (600) square feet.
- Maximum floor area of ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. addition as percentage of principal footprint40 pct
The maximum square footage of an addition to a Principal Dwelling to be used as an Accessory Dwelling shall be less than forty percent (40%) of the total footprint of the structure
- Maximum bedrooms in AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. Dwelling2 bedrooms
An Accessory Dwelling shall contain no more than two (2) bedrooms.
- Maximum floor area of one-story detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.900 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum gross floor area of a one-story Accessory Dwelling shall be limited to sixty percent (60%) of the Principal Dwelling's footprint, or nine hundred (900) square feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum floor area of two-story detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum gross floor area of a two-story Accessory Dwelling that incorporates at least one (1) enclosed parking space into the floor plan shall be limited to sixty percent (60%) of the Principal Dwelling's footprint or one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure used as ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.24 ft
An accessory structure used as an Accessory Dwelling may have a building height of no more than twenty-four feet (24')
- Minimum lot size for ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size of an Accessory Dwelling on a single-family detached lot shall be 10,000 square feet.
From the ordinance
An Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be permitted by right when all the following regulations are met.