Section 96.08(G) - Standards for Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Must be contained within existing single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. structure
The junior accessory dwelling unit shall be entirely contained within an existing single-family structure.
- Exempt from impact fees
Junior accessory dwelling units are exempt from impact fees.
- Maximum floor area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet in floor area.
- Ministerial review without public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Applications for junior accessory dwelling unit shall be acted upon by Development Services, or his/her designee, without discretionary review or a public hearing.
- Owner-occupancy required
The junior accessory dwelling unit shall be considered legal only so long as it or the single-family dwelling in which it is located is owner-occupied, unless the owner is a governmental agency, a land trust or a housing organization.
- Zoning permit required
No junior accessory dwelling unit shall be established or used unless a junior accessory dwelling unit permit has been issued by the City.
From the ordinance
The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet in floor area, shall not be smaller than allowed by applicable building regulations, and shall be entirely contained within an existing single-family structure.