Subject:
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Request for Recommendation: Amendments to Chapter 62, Article VI, "Zoning Regulations," to Add a New Conditional Use Classification, "Accessory Dwelling Units," and Specifying Conditions Thereto.
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Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Planning and Zoning Board review the attached proposed ordinance and issue recommendations.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On April 9, 2024, the Board of County Commissioner directed staff to develop an ordinance to allow for Accessory Dwelling Units, where it may be appropriate, for the purposes of encouraging opportunities for affordable housing.
It is the policy of the State to encourage such options. For instance, 163.31771(1), Florida Statutes, states that ". . . it serves an important public purpose to encourage the permitting of accessory dwelling units in single-family residential areas in order to increase the availability of affordable rentals for extremely-low-income, very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-income persons." The proposed ordinance is meant to serve this public purpose.
The proposal creates a new conditional use, "Accessory Dwelling Unit," and that use is inserted into all single-family residential zoning classifications (rural residential mobile home classifications were also included due to the similar character of those classifications). As with other conditional uses, a conditional use permit would have to be obtained prior to permitting such a structure. The process for obtaining a conditional use permit includes a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners.
In addition to criteria applicable to all accessory structures and conditional uses, the following specific conditions are proposed:
(a) An accessory dwelling unit may only be established on lots where the resulting density of the lot, including the accessory dwelling unit, is consistent with the zoning classification ...
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