(a)

Purpose; intent. In an effort to encourage and set the stage for new development to include a mixture of housing types, including moderately priced housing for all income levels and ages, the town establishes the requirements of his section. The provision also has the purpose of promoting better design and community development patterns to allow people to live, work and play in the same area.

(b)

Applicability. Any proposed development or subdivision of land within any current zoning district of the town, or requesting planned development (PD) zoning, and/or requesting annexation, to include more than 35 residential units shall comply with this requirement to provide ten percent of the development's units as workforce housing according to this article. As a help in offsetting the additional costs to the developer, the workforce units required shall constitute a bonus density for the development, or, in other words, the town planning director shall allow the original proposed number of units, in addition to the affordable units, to be included in the development.

(c)

Lot size and setback requirements. The town planning director may reduce lot size and setbacks up to 50 percent for the mandated workforce units in an additional effort to help to offset the cost for the developer.

(d)

Administration. The town planning director shall administer this article and provide prospective developers, upon request, the value of the units that will qualify as affordable units required by the chapter.

(e)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Workforce housing unit means any unit built is going to bring the cost for mortgage, taxes and insurance in the range of $400.00 to $1,000.00 per month. This range is based on no more than 30 percent of income per month.

(f)

Fee in lieu. In an effort to provide flexibility to the developer with a site where it is not practical to provide the additional affordable units on a site, a fee in lieu of providing the affordable units in a development shall be established,

(Ord. No. 2006-33, § 5-5-13, 2-27-2006; Ord. No. 2016-17-3, 4-24-2017)

(a)

Purpose; intent. In an effort to provide more of a mixture of housing types and affordable housing for all income levels and ages, as well as provide zoning flexibility for homeowners in the role of caregivers needing on-site living units for ill or aging friends and family needing to reside in close proximity to the caregiver. This provision also provides the potential for affordable rental units in the town that can be carefully supervised by the on-site landlord, rather than large apartment complexes with little landlord oversight. As well, the provision hopes to provide young families and first time homebuyers with supplemental income from rental of the accessory dwelling unit on-site to meet the mortgage of the single-family residential unit.

(b)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU), sometimes referred to as a garage apartment, granny flat, carriage house or pool house, means a permanent structure located on the same lot as a single-family residence. This structure is meant to serve as a residence, but is clearly subordinate to the principle single-family residential use. The ADU may be rented by the property owner. If the accessory unit is to be sold, the site for the accessory unit must be subdivided meeting district requirements of lot size and setbacks to become the principle dwelling unit for this new lot, or can be sold as a condominium.

(c)

Applicability. This accessory dwelling unit provision applies to single-family residential, or proposed single-family, lots in any zoning district, and ADU's shall not be counted as units in any density requirements.

(d)

Accessory dwelling unit requirements.

(1)

Number allowed. One accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed by the town planning director for any lot of record containing or proposing a single-family residential unit, as long as this meets the deed restrictions or homeowners association rules, neither of which the town administers. It will be the responsibility of the property owner to check on the deed and homeowners association requirements.

(2)

Size. Accessory dwelling units shall be 850 square feet or less in size.

(3)

Setbacks. ADU setbacks shall be the same as for any other accessory building in the zoning district.

(4)

Building type. Accessory dwelling units may be stick built or modular units, but may not be mobile homes. Placement of mobile homes temporarily for emergencies is provided for elsewhere in this article. However, a clarification should be made that if the principle residence on the lot is a mobile home, that is a conforming use and meets conforming setbacks in that district, one accessory dwelling unit as described in this subsection, may be placed on the site with that mobile home. The ADU structure must be separate from the principle structure and, in no way, shall this provision imply that a duplex, two units, residence is allowed, unless that use is allowed in the underlying district.

(Ord. No. 2006-33, § 5-5-14, 2-27-2006)