Section 9.01
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Countywide, applies to subject property served by public water and sewer with applications yielding 24 or more dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. depth as percentage of adjacent market-rate depth75 pct
SFD, SFA, and MFS ADUs are permitted to have depth that is a minimum of 75% of the average depth of ... market-rate dwelling units adjacent to the sides of the ADU or ADU lot.
- Maximum number of SFA/MFS ADUs abutting other SFA/MFS ADUs2 units
No more than 2 SFA and MFS ADUs are permitted to abut other SFA and MFS ADUs, respectively.
- SFD ADUs not adjacent to other SFD ADUs
SFD ADUs must not be located on lots adjacent to other SFD ADUs.
- Maximum percentage of SFA/MFS units in a building that can be ADUs41 pct
No more than 41% of the SFA or MFS dwelling units in an SFA or MFS building are permitted to be ADUs.
- Minimum total ADUs as percentage of total dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.5 pct
The total number of ADUs proposed must be no less than 5% of the total number of dwelling units within the development.
- Minimum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. to density increase ratio for MFS/MFA
10%:20% for MFS and MFA dwelling unit developments
- Minimum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. to density increase ratio for SFD/SFA
The ratio of ADUs proposed to the optional density increase approved must be no less than 15%:20% for SFD and SFA dwelling unit developments
- Minimum development size triggering ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. requirement24 units
The requirements of the ADU Program apply to any subject property that is served by public water and sewer and the subject of 1 or more applications ... that either individually or collectively will yield 24 or more dwelling units.
- 100% of ADUs must have CO before 90% of market-rate COs100 pct
Certificates of Occupancy for 100% of the ADUs must be issued prior to issuance of more than 90% of the Certificates of Occupancy for the market rate dwelling units in the development.
- 50% of ADUs must have CO before 50% of market-rate COs50 pct
Certificates of Occupancy for 50% of the ADUs must be issued prior to issuance of more than 50% of the Certificates of Occupancy for the market rate dwelling units in the development.
- 75% of ADUs must have CO before 75% of market-rate COs75 pct
Certificates of Occupancy for 75% of the ADUs must be issued prior to issuance of more than 75% of the Certificates of Occupancy for the market rate dwelling units in the development.
- Minimum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. width as percentage of adjacent market-rate width70 pct
SFD, SFA, and MFS ADUs are permitted to have a width that is a minimum of 70% of the average width of ... market-rate dwelling units adjacent to the sides of the ADU or ADU lot.
- Minimum width for SFA ADUs14 ft
SFA ADUs must have a 14-foot minimum width.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for SFA and MFS ADUs as percentage of adjacent market-rate heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.90 pct
SFA and MFS ADUs are permitted to have a height that is a minimum of 90% of the height of SFA, or MFS market rate dwelling units adjacent to the sides of the ADU or ADU lot.
- SFD ADUs must have same number of storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. as adjacent market-rate
SFD ADUs must have the same number of stories as the SFD market rate dwelling units adjacent to the sides of the ADU or ADU lot.
From the ordinance
The requirements of the ADU Program apply to any subject property that is served by public water and sewer and the subject of 1 or more applications ... that either individually or collectively will yield 24 or more dwelling units.