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<br />ATTY/RESO.0043/PC RESO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS <br />REV: 07-14-2021 VR <br />Page 10 of 14 <br />J. Building and Fire Code Compliance. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with all <br />applicable building and fire code requirements. Provided, however, that accessory <br />dwelling units shall not be required to provide fire sprinklers if they are not required for the <br />primary residence. Except however, fire sprinklers may be allowed to address fire code <br />compliance as needed. <br /> <br />K. Utilities and Impact Fees. <br />1. No junior accessory dwelling unit or accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted if it <br />is determined that there is not adequate water or sewer service to the property. <br />2. No impact fees shall be imposed on a junior accessory dwelling unit or accessory <br />dwelling unit that is less than 750 sq. ft. in size. For purposes of this article, "impact <br />fees" shall not include utility connection fees or capacity charges. <br />3. For accessory dwelling units that are 750 square feet or more, impact fees shall be <br />charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. <br /> <br />37.4 - Statewide Exemption Accessory Dwelling Units. <br /> <br />Only a building permit shall be required for an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory <br />dwelling unit in the following circumstances, provided, however that all of the development <br />standards contained in Sections 37.3 (C) (1) and (I) through (K) shall apply and none of the <br />development standards contained in Section 37.3 (A), (B), (C) (2) through (5) and (D) through <br />(H) will apply: <br /> <br />A. Single-family - Conversion. One accessory dwelling unit and one junior accessory <br />dwelling unit per lot shall be permitted within an existing or proposed single-family dwelling <br />if the accessory dwelling unit is within the proposed space of a single-family dwelling or <br />existing space of a single-family dwelling or accessory structure and has exterior access <br />separate from the primary dwelling and sufficient side and rear setbacks for fire safety. <br />An accessory dwelling unit proposed under this section may include an expansion of no <br />more than 150 square feet beyond the same physical dimensions as the existing <br />accessory structure to accommodate ingress and egress. <br />B. Single-family - Detached. New construction of one (1) detached accessory dwelling <br />unit that does not exceed eight hundred (800) square feet and sixteen (16) feet in height <br />shall be permitted with minimum four (4) foot side and rear yard setbacks. The detached <br />accessory dwelling unit may be combined with a junior accessory dwelling unit that is <br />permitted by Section 37.4(A) above. <br />C. Multifamily – Conversion. At least one (1) accessory dwelling unit and up to twenty- <br />five (25) percent of the total number of existing multifamily dwelling units shall be permitted <br />to be converted from existing non-livable space, including, but not limited to, storage <br />rooms, boiler rooms, passageways, attics, basements, or garages, if each unit complies <br />with state building standards for dwellings. <br />D. Multifamily - Detached. No more than two (2) detached accessory dwelling units shall <br />be permitted if the accessory dwelling unit(s) is/are located on a lot that has an existing <br />multifamily dwelling, and the unit(s) is/are no more than sixteen (16) feet in height, and do <br />not exceed four (4) foot rear yard and side setbacks.