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Item No: 3 Meeting Date: August 1, 2016 Type of Business: Discussion Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Planner Item Title/Subject: Accessory Dwelling Units Introduction: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) are similar to an apartment on the same lot as a single-family home. An ADU may be attached to, or detached from the home (see examples below). Staff occasionally receive inquiries if they are permitted (they are not). This topic was discussed by the City Council on May 9, 2016, and by the Planning Commission on June 1st, July 6th, and July 20th, 2016. (proposed Permitted Use) (proposed Conditional Use) (proposed Conditional Use) Discussion: The Planning Commission recommends that an ADU converted from an internal area of the home be a permitted use, and a conditional use (CUP) if requiring an exterior addition, or if in a detached building. The Planning Commission’s reason for permitted vs. conditional use is that if the property owner proposes to significantly change the appearance of the buildings, then the neighbors should be notified of the proposed change, via a Public Hearing. ADU’s would only be allowed in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District. Accessory Dwelling Units are a topic which many cities have considered in recent years. Known cities which allow ADU’s as a permitted or conditional use: Apple Valley Andover Blaine Bloomington Chanhassen Eagan Eden Prairie Farmington Inver Grove Heights Long Lake Minneapolis Minnetonka Plymouth Richfield Roseville Shoreview St. Paul Stillwater White Bear Lake Known cities which prohibit ADU’s: Burnsville Brooklyn Park Coon Rapids Lakeville Maple Grove Maplewood St. Louis Park Woodbury