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Additional Dwelling Allowance Approval Process Amendment
Code Sections Affected
Section 3.1.3:
Superseding
Dimensional
Standards
Section 4.2:
Allocation of
Principal Uses
Key Intent
• Change the approval process for Additional Dwelling Allowances from quasi-
judicial to legislative in response to Board of Commissioner concerns about the
adequacy of the current approval process to address the impact of potential
development projects on community infrastructure and services.
Changes
• Additional Dwelling Allowances allow developments to exceed the
maximum residential density that would otherwise be allowed for a
particular zoning district. Currently, permissions and provisions are
outlined in Section 3.1.3: Superseding Dimension Standards, but
this development option is not listed on the table that outlines
Principal Use Permissions in Section 4.2: Allocation of Principal
Uses. This amendment would add this use to that table, but no
changes were made in the districts where an Additional Dwelling
Allowance would be permitted.
• The amendment does specify that Additional Dwelling Allowances
would be allowed in those districts as part of a conditional zoning
district (CZD), as opposed to the special use permit approval that is
currently required. This change would modify the approval process
for an Additional Dwelling Allowance from quasi-judicial (approved
as long as certain ordinance standards are met) to legislative
(approved if a majority of the Commissioners determines the
request is reasonable and in the public interest).
• Changes were made to Section 3.1.3: Superseding Dimensional
Standards to reference the change in approval process.