§ 6-305. Detached accessory dwelling units.

Detached accessory dwelling units shall be permitted as a conditional use in the R-1A, R-2, and R-3 zoning districts, subject to the following requirements:

(a)

The lot upon which the detached accessory dwelling is located shall meet the minimum per unit lot size requirements for the underlying zoning district as described in Table 10-2.

(b)

The detached accessory dwelling unit shall have a minimum of three hundred (300) square feet of habitable floor area and a maximum of eight hundred sixty-four (864) square feet of habitable floor area. The maximum size of an accessory dwelling unit structure may, upon approval of a conditional use permit, be increased by up to twenty-five (25) percent if the additional square footage is for the purpose of providing a minimum of a single stall garage.

(c)

The detached accessory dwelling unit shall be required to have its own separate kitchen and bathroom facilities.

(d)

The detached accessory dwelling unit structure shall be counted as one of the two (2) accessory structures permitted on a residential lot as provided in Table 6-1.

(e)

The detached accessory dwelling unit and property as a whole shall comply with all provisions governing residential accessory uses and structures as provided in Article 4, Chapter 6 of this ordinance.

(f)

One of the residential units on a property with an accessory dwelling unit shall be owner occupied as defined in Chapter 1 of this ordinance.

(g)

At no time shall the accessory dwelling unit be under separate ownership from the principal structure.

(h)

The detached accessory dwelling unit shall have the same street address as the principal dwelling unit, and using alphabetical letters for each unit, starting with "A" as the designation for the principal dwelling unit.

(i)

Off street parking shall be provided as required in section 8-200.

(j)

Municipal water and sewer shall be connected to the detached accessory dwelling unit using the same service as the principal dwelling. Such water and sewer service shall not be a separate service from the main and shall not be metered separately.

(k)

The detached accessory dwelling unit shall be registered with the city as follows:

(1)

The property owner shall verify annually in a letter to the zoning administrator that one of the dwelling units on the property is owner occupied.

(2)

The detached accessory dwelling unit shall be registered with the city's rental registration program. As required by the program, the registration shall be renewed and the detached accessory dwelling unit inspected on a biennial basis.

(Ord. No. 2009-12, § 2, 10-27-09)