A building permit is required for the construction, installation, or substantial modification of any auxiliary housing unit (AHU). Permit applications must include detailed site plans, construction drawings, and documentation demonstrating compliance with zoning, building, and applicable housing codes. No work shall commence until the permit is acquired.

An auxiliary housing unit may be included within a single-family detached dwelling and must be used for residential uses only.

The auxiliary housing unit shall not exceed 1,000 square feet of the space within the principal dwelling unit and shall adhere to all local building and fire safety codes. At the time of application for a special use permit, the Code Enforcement Officer must review the plans for the auxiliary housing unit and make a recommendation to the Village Board on building and fire safety codes.

Either the primary residence or the auxiliary housing unit must be occupied by the property owner.

The special use permit for an auxiliary housing unit shall be reviewed and potentially renewed every two years. This review shall incorporate an inspection of the premises by the Village Code Enforcement Officer. If found to be in conformance with the special use permit and all applicable building and fire safety codes, and has no outstanding violations, it will be renewed. The renewal does not include the processes and procedures for the issuance of a new special use permit.

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase of the aforementioned sections, as declared by the valid judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase, which shall remain in full force and effect.