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City Council Staff Report 7/28/2025—Amend Zoning Code—Detached ADUs Page 3 If allowing detached ADUs, staff would propose a new subsection with standards specific to detached ADUs. The proposed draft would make these a conditional use in the R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 districts. The draft ordinance is based on the current requirements for accessory buildings (160.087(A)) and ADU (internal) (160.087(J)) in the city code, the draft ordinance prepared by city staff in 2023, as well as research by current staff on neighboring communities. Staff have included excerpts from the latest draft ordinance in italics below for the council to further consider, with staff comments following. • An accessory dwelling unit (detached) shall have a minimum setback from side and rear lot lines of five (5) feet, and shall not be located within a front yard. o Staff presume the city would not want these within the front yard (between a house and the road). o Staff have recommended consistent setbacks like other detached accessory structures (such as garages), as this would allow for an applicant to have an ADU within or above a detached garage. This would result in a dwelling being much closer to a rear or side lot line than is allowed for a single-family house. • Accessory dwelling units (detached) shall be licensed as a rental dwelling, and comply with Ch. 119 of this code of ordinances. o Use of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (detached) as a Short-Term Rental is prohibited. o Based on previous discussion, the city does not want to allow these units as Short-Term Rentals. • Accessory dwelling units (detached) shall use the same or separate water and sanitary sewer connections, and water meter from the single-family home, subject to the inspection by the Department of Public Works. o If Public Works determines that the existing water and sewer is adequate for both the primary structure and detached ADU, no separate water and sewer connection is required. o If Public Works determines that the service is undersized, then a separate water and sewer connection shall be required to be installed by the applicant to serve the detached ADU. o The city could consider requiring shared or separate connections on a case-by- case basis. o If the city prefers to have all detached ADUs on separate connections, this requirement can be revised. The Mounds View Planning Commission reviewed the proposed draft ordinance 1045 on July 2"d 2025. The Mounds View City Council reviewed the proposed draft ordinance 1045 and held the first reading of the ordinance on July 14, 2025. Options: The City Council has the following options for this item: 1. Approve of the amendment, with or without changes. 2. Deny the proposed amendment, with findings for denial. 3. Table the proposed amendment for further review/study. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community