§ 2.05.01. Accessory apartments, pool or guesthouses.

Subject to the provisions of this section, an accessory apartment, pool house or guesthouse may be allowed in residentially zoned areas.

A.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for inexpensive housing units to meet the needs of older households, making housing available to elderly persons who might otherwise have difficulty finding homes as well as making provision for certain unique accessory structures. This section is also intended to protect the property values and residential character of neighborhoods where accessory apartments, pool or guesthouses are located.

B.

Standards.

1.

Accessory apartments may be allowed inside single-family homes provided that all of the following requirements shall be met:

a.

No more than one accessory apartment shall be permitted on any residential lot.

b.

Any accessory apartment shall be located within the principal structure. (Note: The principal structure shall be construed to mean the dwelling unit or house located on the lot, and not any other accessory structure.) An accessory apartment shall not be construed to be located within the principal structure if connected only by a breezeway, roofed passage, or similar structure.

c.

An accessory apartment shall not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure within which it is located.

d.

The accessory apartment shall be located and designed not to interfere with the appearance of the principal structure as a one-family dwelling unit.

e.

No variations, adjustments, or waivers to the requirements of this Code shall be allowed in order to accommodate an accessory apartment.

2.

No pool house or guesthouse shall exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure and must incorporate the architectural features of the principal structure. All such pool or guest houses are intended for occasional use only and shall not to be utilized either directly or indirectly as a rental unit or for extended dwelling purposes. No more than one accessory pool or guest house shall be permitted on any residential lot.