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MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 8th, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager
Caryn Champine, Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
Paul Sizemore, Community Development and Neighborhoods Service Director
FROM: Noah Beals, Development Review Manager
Meaghan Overton, Housing Manager
RE: Accessory Building Summary requested at February 8, 2022, Work Session
During the work session discussion of the Land Use Code (LUC) Phase 1 Update on February
8, 2022, questions arose about the variety of accessory building definitions and terms used in
the LUC. Councilmembers requested that staff provide a summary of the current regulations for
accessory buildings in the LUC.
Summary
The Land Use Code (LUC) has several different terms for accessory buildings. These terms
tend to be used interchangeably, but they often have distinct differences. As mentioned in the
work session, the project team intends to clear up this confusion with the update to the LUC
currently underway.
The following table is a summary of the different nuances of each term used in the existing LUC.
It outlines which types of structures are allowed to have kitchens and short-term rental licenses,
and also indicates which types of accessory buildings must receive a certificate of occupancy.
Community Development & Neighborhood Services
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P.O. Box 580
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970.224.6134- fax
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Accessory Dwelling
Unit Carriage House
Single-Family detached
dwellings when there is
more than one (1)
principal building
Accessory Building with
Habitable Space
Accessory Building
without Habitable Space
Term Appears in the Land
Use Code No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Includes as Defined by the
Land Use Code a Kitchen Yes Yes Yes No No
Allows for Plumbing (sinks,
showers and toilets)Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Yes/Dependent on
Zone District
Yes/Dependent on
Zone District
Yes/ Dependent on
Zone District Yes/Dependent on Zone District No
May have two short
term rentals licenses,
one in each the
building
May have two
short term rentals
license, one in
each the building
May have two short
term rental licenses,
one in each the
building
May be included as space for the
Short Term Rental license for the
principal building
No
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
May have two long
term rentals in both
buildings
May have two long
term rentals in
both buildings
May have two long
term rentals in both
buildings
Provide compliance with
occupancy limits with all
residents of both the principal
and accessory building
No
Requires Development
Review Yes Yes Yes No No
Allowed in all Zone
Districts No No No Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Certificate of
Occupancy as a
dwelling unit
Certificate of
Occupancy as a
dwelling unit
Certificate of
Occupancy as a
dwelling unit
Letter of Completion as an
accesory building
Letter of Completion as
an accessory building
Increases occupancy
limits on the property Yes Yes Yes No No
Allows for Short Term
Rental (Both Primary and
Non-Primary)
Allows for Long Term Rental
Comparison of Types of Accessory Structures
Requires a Building Permit