Thats because the law will essentially allow two houses to be located on substandard lots and nothing in state or local law would preclude each unit to be sold separately if a condominium is recorded on the substandard lot effectively subdividing the property in all but name. The #Homes4WA push to end exclusionary zoning statewide will resume this session. That income will generally be greater than the costs of additional payment for the amortized construction loan for the project. She explained her position on why ADUs should have parking requirements claiming that the residents of ADUs do have less cars, but they dont seem to have no cars.. Substandard lots are lots that do not meet the minimum lot size of the underlying zone. Yesterday, the Snohomish County Council voted unanimously to pass a package of ADU regulatory reforms for both urban and non-urban unincorporated areas of the county where some 369,000 residents live two-thirds of whom are in urban areas. One big requirement to note is that the owner of the property must either plan to live in the main single-family home on the property or within the ADU. An ADU can shift its functional roles in life fairly easily from a home, to an office, to a guest room. Seattle also took a step further this week in launching a one-stop shop for property owners who are considering development of ADUs, making it easier to find off-the-shelf designs and determine if lots qualify. In staff reports, county officials acknowledge that allowing more rural DADUs could be in conflict with state and regional policy in several ways: These admissions of policy flaws could be major fodder for appeals; an appellant to the Growth Management Hearings Board could use these points to overturn the legislation. McCoy is advocacy director of Real Change and leads the House Our Neighbors campaign that crafted the Seattle social housing initiative. These rates have been slowly declining but not as fast as called for in policy found in the General Policy Plan or the growth targets in the Countywide Planning Policies., In prior rulings, the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) has said that attached units are not necessarily part of rural densities whereas detached units should count as two units in density calculations. A bulletin published by the Snohomish County Planning and Development Services that will answer most of your questions regarding DADUs can be accessed here. Snohomish County loosens rules for add-on living spaces (ADUs) Tiffani McCoy was our January guest to talk Initiative 135. Consequently, the legislation will allow DADUs with 1,200 square feet of principal living space on nearly all rural lots. McCoy is advocacy director of Real Change and leads the House Our Neighbors campaign that crafted the Seattle social housing initiative. Heres the. This is because the county has an odd quirk that allows for recognition of legal lots, especially if portions of properties had been transferred by deed prior to 1972 (the year that subdivision laws came into effect for most rural divisions of land). 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How to Finance a Highway Spending Spree: Records Reveal Oregons Plans for Toll Hikes, One per single-family residence with some exceptions, Two per single-family residence on a lot with some exceptions, One AADU and one DADU per lot with a single-family residence in urban zones and one ADU per lot with a single-family residence in non-urban zones with some exceptions, 600 square feet to 1,500 square feet, depending upon lot size, Defaults to zoning standards generally, but in the R-4 and R-6 zones, an ADU may be allowed in the required rear setback provided that it is not located closer than 10 feet to the rear lot line, Defaults to zoning standards generally, but in low density residential zones, DADUs are allowed within 5 feet rear property line or alley, On lots with more than one ADU, one off-street parking space is required with some exceptions, One off-street parking space is required per ADU with some exceptions in urban zones, Only for six consecutive months after completion of the ADU, Only on lots sized 10,000 square feet or more, 1,000 square feet or 50% of primary residence living space, whichever is greater, 1,000 square feet, except if on a single level of pre-existing floor area of the primary residence, 10% of the lot size or 50% of the primary residence living space, whichever is less, On lots 6,000 square feet or greater in size, 10% of the lot area up to 1,500 square feet, and on lots less than 6,000 square feet in size, 600 square feet, 35 feet, provided that a DADU may not exceed one story over a detached garage or two stories if built from ground level, In the R-4 and R-6 zones, an ADU may be allowed in the required rear setback provided that it is not located closer than 10 feet to the rear lot line, 5 feet eave to eave or other projections beyond the walls between the DADU and primary residence, Only one entrance for the primary residence or AADU may be located on each streetside facade, Either the primary residence or ADU must be owner-occupied, Either the primary residence or ADU must be owner-occupied for at least six consecutive months after completion of the ADU, after which point the requirement may be extinguished, If the primary residence or ADU is no longer owner-occupied, the ADU must be removed or converted to another accessory use, The total number of occupants in the primary residence and ADU combined cannot exceed the maximum for a single-family dwelling, Two per single-family residence on a lot, though DADUs may be limited to one per lot in certain cases, DADUs on lots created from historic preservation subdivisions must be located behind the historic residence, 40% of the total square footage between the primary residence and AADU, provided that if the AADU is located on a single floor, the planning department may allow a larger size, 1,200 square feet, provided that if the AADU is located on a single floor, the planning department may allow a larger size, 800 square feet or 40% of the total square footage between the primary residence and DADU, In low density residential zones, a DADUs 1) without alley access may be located within 5 feet of a rear property line if the structure is no taller than 15 feet within the required rear yard, and 2) abutting an alley may be located within 5 feet of the alley, A primary entrance to an ADU must be located in manner that is clearly secondary to the main entrance of the primary residence, On lots with more than one ADU, one off-street parking space is required unless on-street parking is available within 600 feet of the lot or the lot is located with a half-mile of frequent transit service during commuter hours, An ADU cannot be subdivided or segregated in ownership from the primary residence, ADUs cannot be subdivided but can be segregated in ownership from the primary residence, ADUs are prohibited are on lots smaller than the minimum lot size for small lot single-family and historic preservation subdivisions, Only as limited under the Property Maintenance Code, First 500 square feet of ADUs on a lot less than 8,500 square feet in size when located more than 20 feet from and behind the primary residence, and first 800 square feet of ADUs on a lot less equal to or greater than 8,500 square feet in size when located more than 20 feet from and behind the primary residence, Same, except that the exemption also applies to DADUs 10 feet from and behind the primary residence, One per lot with a single-family residence, provided that an ADU is not permitted on a lot that has a temporary dwelling unit, In urban zones, one AADU and one DADU are permitted per lot with a single-family residence; and in rural, resource, or other zones, one ADU is permitted per lot with a single-family residence, provided that DADUs are not permitted on lots that do not meet the minimum lot size for the zone and DADUs as mobile homes are only permitted on lots that are 10 acres in size or more, 20% to 40% of the floor area of the primary residence, depending up size, up to 1,500 square, provided that an AADU cannot be less than 360 square feet and the primary residence cannot be reduced to less than 900 square feet, 1,600 square feet, excluding garages, porches, and unfinished basements, 40% of the floor area of the primary residence or 850 square feet, whichever is less, provided that a DADU cannot be less than 360 square feet, In residential, multiple family, and commercial zones, a DADU cannot be located beyond the primary residence front unless well landscaped or compatible, One off-street parking space is required per ADU, except that in urban zones one of the two parking spaces for primary residence can be used to meet the requirement, An owner-occupancy covenant must be recorded, Maximum separation between the primary residence and DADU is 100 feet, except for DADUs in a legally constructed accessory structure prior to the ADU reform legislation adoption, and ADUs must use the same driveway as the primary residence, ADUs must be screened with a six-foot high fence or five-foot wide high intensity landscape screening, In zones where permitted, an administrative conditional use permit is required, In zones where permitted, the use is permitted outright. The rules do not allow detached ADUs for properties sited on R-5 zoning, nor properties that are part of a rural cluster subdivision. These subdivisions are typified as an arranged group of homes in a pocket of rural land. WebAccessory dwelling units offer a variety of beneits to com-munities. Whether or not a watchdog like Futurewise or Pilchuck Audubon Society will appeal the legislation remains to be seen. Register for the Zoom Link. Toshiko Grace Hasegawa, a Seattle Port commissioner and rising star in local politics, joined us for our June virtual meetup. Snohomish Countys long-awaited reform of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) has finally come to pass. Register for the Zoom Link. Watch the video. Developers can then use the boundary line adjustment process to make such lots bigger to functionally become developable, say about an acre in size. They help increase a communitys housing supply, and since they cost less than a new single-family home on a separate lot, they are an affordable housing option for many low- and moderate-income residents.7 Elderly and/or In her full justification for voting against that amendment, Council Chair Wright said: This [legislation] would require one car and what weve seen in [the urban] area is that even though people are using [public] transportation, tend to still have one car and actually a bigger need for parking because they are taking the bus and doing other activities, but like true Washingtonians we like to have our car for weekend recreation and our trips to Costco and other things. She also added that shes received many parking complaints in her urban district and was hesitant to support a parking reduction because there hadnt been a parking analysis conducted. So for many DADUs, it will be possible to construct 25-foot to 30-foot tall buildings in low density residential zones. 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