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TMC Amendments re: Part 11 - Planning and Zoning Code
Plan Commission
L.Cottrell (x2342)
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code by enacting ?1105.0207 Accessory Dwelling Units[SS1]; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance enacts a new section of the Toledo Municipal Code ("TMC") to allow Accessory Dwelling Units ("ADUs") as a permitted use in Zoning Districts that allow single family residential uses. The enactment is intended to address issues of missing middle housing and affordability. ADUs shall be subject to the regulations of the underlying zoning district and must meet all provisions of the Building Code. The proposed text amendment is consistent with the stated purpose of the Forward Toledo Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That a new Toledo Municipal Code ?1105.0207 is enacted to state as follows:
?1105.0207 Accessory Dwelling Units.
All accessory dwelling units must be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following regulations:
A. General. Where permitted, an accessory dwelling unit may be established within the existing single-family building or as a detached structure on the same lot as a single-family dwelling. No more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit is permitted per lot.
B. Occupancy by Owner. The owner of each lot on which an accessory dwelling unit is established must maintain residence in the principal single-family dwelling unit for so long as the accessory dwelling unit exists.
C. Entrance. Each accessory dwelling unit must provide a separate exterior entrance independent of the entrance to the single-family dwelling to which it is subordinate and incidental.
D. Lot Size. Any lot on which an accessory dwelling unit is established must meet the minimum lot size requirements for single-family dwellings under the applicable zoning...
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