Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Allowed on any lot with a primary dwelling in residential or mixed-use zones, and on PD lots with approved master planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- 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. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
Maximum height of 25 feet or the height limitation in the underlying zone, whichever is lower.
- 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. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.16 ft
Maximum height of 16 feet or; maximum height of 18 feet for a detached accessory dwelling unit that is within one-half mile walking distance of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor.
Other
- 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. floor area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum gross floor area shall be 50 percent of the living area of the existing or proposed primary dwelling unit up to a maximum floor area of 850 square feet for a studio or one bedroom unit or 1,000 square feet for a unit of two or more bedrooms.
- 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. floor area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum gross floor area shall be 50 percent of the living area of the existing or proposed primary dwelling unit up to a maximum floor area of 850 square feet for a studio or one bedroom unit or 1,000 square feet for a unit of two or more bedrooms.
- Minimum building separation distance for ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.3 ft
An attached accessory dwelling unit shall maintain a minimum building separation distance of 3 feet from any other building(s) on the lot.
From the ordinance
Maximum height of 25 feet or the height limitation in the underlying zone, whichever is lower. ... Minimum side and rear setbacks of 4 feet. ... One (1) off-street parking space is required.
Parking requirements
{
"ADU": "1 space per unit, exempt if within 1/2 mile of transit, historic district, conversion, or car share within 1 block"
}