10-14-14: - INTERNAL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (IADUS):

Internal accessory dwelling units (IADUs) are conditionally permitted in the following residential zones: A-1, A-2, RE-15, RE-20, R-1-10, and R-2 zones. Internal accessory dwelling units are not permitted or allowed in the following residential zones: R-1-8, R-1-6, R-1-4.5, R-3, R-4, R-5, and RMH-1 zones.

Internal accessory dwelling units may only be established within owner occupied homes, located within, underneath or above the primary single-family dwelling unit. Any conditionally permitted and approved internal accessory dwelling unit shall be incidental to the primary residential use and shall meet the following minimum standards:

All bedrooms shall have available a mode of window egress for residents occupying the primary residence and also a mode of window egress for residents occupying internal accessory dwelling unit bedrooms;

The internal accessory dwelling unit shall not change or alter in anyway the exterior appearance of the primary dwelling;

The internal accessory dwelling unit shall be designed with a secondary entrance in a manner that the primary dwelling appears visually and functionally as if it were a single-family dwelling without a rental unit;

No internal accessory dwelling unit will be conditionally permitted for a primary dwelling receiving service from a failing septic tank on the residential property;

The internal accessory dwelling unit shall have its own off-street parking provided on the primary dwelling premises. Existing units will be grandfathered until the property is sold and the new owner must be a resident of one of the units.

(Ord. 655, 4-4-2006; amd. Ord. 937, 8-17-2021)