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Section Draft Ordinance Text Staff Notes and Comments §154.007 DEFINITIONS (zoning) ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU). A secondary dwelling unit, subordinate to the principal dwelling on the parcel, occupied as a separate dwelling with its own kitchen, sanitation (bathroom), and sleeping area, along with a separate exterior entrance to the outdoors. §154.176 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS (I)Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)New Subsection (1)Purpose and Intent This Section establishes regulations relating to the establishment and operation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on properties occupied by a single family home. The purpose of these regulations is the accommodation of additional density in limited scope, and that are designed and operated in ways that have the least impacts on existing single family neighborhoods. ADUs shall only be permitted on parcels that meet all other land use regulations applicable to any particular property, and as expressly accessory uses, shall not be presumed to be allowed on any parcel which is not otherwise in full compliance with all other zoning, building, fire, and other requirements. General Information on the reason and initial factors for considering ADUs. (2)Administrative Requirements (a)ADUs may be located only on parcels occupied by one single family detached dwelling in an R-1 or R-1A zoning district. (b)Any ADU shall be required to be located on a parcel on which either the principal dwelling or the ADU is occupied by the owner of the property as the owner’s homestead. Note that when an owner of property sells and converts the parcel to a licensed rental unit, a licensed ADU will need to have its rental license terminated. (c)No parcel may contain more than one ADU per single family detached dwelling. 11