Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Impact fee exemption threshold750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No impact fees ... shall be imposed on ADUs smaller than seven hundred and fifty (750) adjusted square feet.
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. parking requirement1 space
One all-weather surface, off-street parking space measuring at least nine feet by nineteen (19) feet shall be provided for the ADU.
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. side and rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.4 ft
The ADU is located at least four feet from the side and rear lot lines
- Maximum skirt wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Any skirt wall developed in conjunction with an ADU shall be less than six feet in height.
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area (2+ bedrooms)1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or one thousand (1,000) adjusted square feet (more than one bedroom)
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area (studio/1BR)850 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The floor area shall not exceed eight hundred and fifty (850) adjusted square feet (studio or one bedroom)
- Maximum 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
Detached ADUs on a lot with an existing or proposed single family or multifamily dwelling unit shall be limited to sixteen (16) feet in height.
From the ordinance
The ADU is located at least four feet from the side and rear lot lines, is no greater than eight hundred (800) adjusted square feet in floor area, and has a height in compliance with OMC section 17.3.4.(C)(4)(c).