Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- ALU must be attached to principal structure
An ALU may be located only within or sharing at least one wall with the principal structure, including a second story above an attached garage, and is subject to all development standards.
- Maximum number of bedrooms in ALU2 count
No ALU shall contain more than two bedrooms.
- Maximum ALU size800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum size of an ALU is 800 square feet or 40% of the floor area of the principal residence, whichever provides a lesser amount of floor area.
- Maximum ALU size with conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An amount greater than 800 square feet may be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals as a conditional use, in accordance with Section 18-824; but under no circumstance may the ALU cover more than 1,000 square feet or 40% of the floor area, whichever provides a lesser amount of floor area.
From the ordinance
The maximum size of an ALU is 800 square feet or 40% of the floor area of the principal residence, whichever provides a lesser amount of floor area.