Accessory Dwelling Units
An ADU is typically an additional living area independent of the primary dwelling that may have been added to, created within, or detached from a primary one-unit dwelling. The ADU must provide for living, sleeping, cooking, and bathroom facilities and be on the same parcel as the primary one-unit dwelling.
The following table describes the requirements for classifying an ADU.
Only one ADU is permitted on the parcel of the primary one-unit dwelling.
ADUs are not permitted with a two- to four-unit dwelling.
The ADU must
be subordinate in size to the primary dwelling.
have the following separate features from the primary dwelling:
means of ingress/egress,
kitchen,
sleeping area,
bathing area, and
bathroom facilities.
The ADU may, but is not required to, include access to the primary dwelling. However, it is not considered an ADU if it can only be accessed through the primary dwelling or the area is open to the primary dwelling with no expectation of privacy.
The kitchen must, at a minimum, contain the following:
cabinets;
a countertop;
a sink with running water; and
a stove or stove hookup (hotplates, microwaves, or toaster ovens are not acceptable stove substitutes).
An independent second kitchen by itself does not constitute an ADU.
The removal of a stove does not change the ADU classificatio
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