Section 12.03.191
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Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Deed restriction required
Prior to building permit issuance for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit, the owner shall record a deed restriction
- Compliance with fire safety regulations
Compliance is required with all local Fire Safety Regulations that are generally applicable to residential development
- Maximum attached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. size1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Attached Units: Maximum fifty percent (50%) of the existing residence gross floor area, but not to exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
- Maximum detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. size1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Detached Units: Maximum size shall be one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
- Junior ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. must be within single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residence
Junior accessory dwelling units must be constructed within the walls of a proposed or existing single-family residence
- Maximum number of ADUs per parcel1 units
There shall be no more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit, and one (1) junior accessory dwelling unit, as provided for in this Chapter, per parcel with a single-family primary dwelling.
- Short-term rentalsShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
short-term rentals are prohibited, subject to a deed restriction, unless otherwise allowed
From the ordinance
An accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit shall be ministerially permitted, regardless of minimum parcel size and zoning densities, on all parcels where residential uses are permitted by right or by conditional use