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For Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) as a primary use- ADUs should be allowed in LDR (former SF-2) with an MUP (not a P, there is a typo in the draft), and allowed in LMDR, LMDR-SL, and MDR. Note: ADU and Two-Family are not the same thing. ADUs were added to LDR because secondary dwellings are allowed as accessory to residential in the existing code (given certain lot requirements). The updated code needs to incorporate existing lot size restrictions. Deed restrictions would supersede any Code standards. Note that the recently adopted ADU standards (November 2015) were carried forward into the new draft Code.
For accessory uses- We carried forward the existing regulations of 25-2-893 (E) which allows accessory dwelling units in any residential zone, with a minimum lot size of 15,000 sf. We reference 23-4E-6030 for development standards of the accessory unit, however it looks like the requirements, specifically "An accessory dwelling may be occupied only by a family that has at least one member employed on-site for security, maintenance, management, supervision, or personal service" were not carried forward. We can correct this in future code drafts. To help avoid confusion we can rename as "worker housing", "caretaker housing" or something similar. Accessory employee/caretaker housing is intended to be different than ADUs.