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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 8.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />General BusinessJuly 20, 2015Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />Direction Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Discuss and provide direction on the following items: <br /> <br />1.In regard to accessory dwelling units, does the Council want to allow attached, detached, both, or <br />neither? <br /> <br />2.If allowed, should a building permit or an application be required? <br />3. <br />Does “family” need to be redefined? <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />At their February 17, 2015, meeting, the Council discussed Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), how to <br />define family for zoning purposes, elderly/disability care, and profit versus non-profit units. The Council <br />directed staff to review other communities and evaluate possible changes to the definition/ordinance. <br /> <br />Other Communities <br />Staff’s research focused on single-family zoning districts as multiple-family districts allow multiple <br />residential units on a single property. <br /> <br />Staff contacted 25 communities and received 24 responses. Of those that responded, 12 do not allow any <br />ADU’s and of the remaining 12, only two communities allow them to be detached, the rest require the <br />units to be within the principal single family dwelling unit. <br /> <br />Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit <br />The common regulations within the communities allowing ADU’s appear to be a requirement that the <br />parcel be served by a single municipal water, sanitary sewer, gas and/or electric utility service, and postal <br />address. Several of the communities limit the overall size and number of bedrooms. <br /> <br />The following list is a summary of the regulations various communities impose on ADUs. Staff believes <br />these regulations are a good starting point if the council is in favor of allowing attached accessory <br />dwelling units. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Detached accessory structures (sheds) shall not be converted, in part or whole, to living space. <br /> <br /> <br />Only one accessory dwelling unit permit may be issued per principal single family dwelling unit. <br /> <br /> <br />The principal single family dwelling unit and property shall remain in single ownership and title. <br /> <br /> <br />The principal single family dwelling unit must be owner occupied and one (1) of the units must be <br />the principal residence of the property owner(s). <br /> <br />