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CC Regular Session 7.4. Meeting Date: 02/08/2022 By: Brian McCann, Community Development Information Title: Adopt Ordinance #22-04 Amending Section 117-349 of City Code to Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) Purpose/Background: At least once a month, Planning Staff receive calls from residents requesting information about mother-in-law suites, or some other form of an Accessory Dwelling Unit. Planning Staff have a proposed ordinance to allow attached, and detached, Accessory Dwelling Units (commonly known as ADUs) in the City of Ramsey for single-family residential properties only, at the request of the Planning Commission during their regular meeting on July 22, 2021. The Planning Commission reviewed and recommending approval of the attached ordinance at their regular meeting on October 28, 2021. The City Council reviewed and recommended Staff move forward with Ordinance #22-04 to a Regular Meeting for introduction during their Work Session on December 14, 2021. Notification: A notice was posted in the City's Official Newspaper, the Anoka County UnionHerald for the January 11, 2022 Regular Meeting of the City Council for introduction of the ordinance. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: Planning Commission Meetings (July - October) The Planning Commission recommended City Staff pursue an accessory dwelling unit ordinance, after discussion of Council Business during their July regular meeting. Since then, City Staff have worked with the Planning Commission over the last few months to create an ordinance that would be recommended for introduction by the Planning Commission. Minutes from the various meetings are attached to this case. Planning Staff researched surrounding city requirements for ADU's, discussed multiple aspects of the case, and prepared a draft ordinance - which was reviewed and recommended for introduction by the Planning Commission during their regular meeting on October 28, 2021. The proposed ordinance reflects some of the most recent additions requested by the Planning Commission: • Modeled after Dayton's ADU ordinance • No minimum lot size for attached, but minimum lot width • Minimum lot size of 2.5 acres for detached ADU's • No options for Interim Use Permits Types of ADU's • Attached— e.g. mother in law suite above garage, two separate entrances to the home, essentially a home addition but it's a suite. Requested occasionally from callers, but not as often as detached. • Detached— converted garage, tiny home on a foundation etc. most often requested from callers. • Internal— suite within the existing home, our code already allows this so long as the entire home (suite + existing home) is accessible via the front door. These are typically converted basements. Our code doesn't limit # of kitchens, bathrooms, etc. so this has not been a request from residents. Proposed Regulations