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E.The allowance of affordable accessory residential <br /> units in residential zoning districts. <br /> Through its land development regulations, Indian River County permits the construction <br /> of small dwelling units (second unit) as accessory to single family houses on a <br /> residentially zoned property. This regulation is intended to make inexpensive dwelling <br /> units associated with a primary residence available to low income households. Following <br /> is the applicable LDR section for accessory dwelling units. <br /> Section 971.41(10)of the LDRs Accessory Dwelling Unit: <br /> a) The construction of an accessory dwelling unit on a residentially zoned lot shall be allowed subject to <br /> the provisions of section 971.41(10). The standards and requirements of this section are intended to <br /> make available inexpensive dwelling units to meet the needs of older households, single member <br /> households, and single parent households. This is in recognition of the fact that housing costs continue <br /> to increase, that households continue to decline in size, and that the number of elderly Americans is on <br /> the rise. <br /> (b) Districts requiring administrative permit approval, (pursuant to the provisions of 971.04): <br /> A-3 A-2 A-1 RFD RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 <br /> RS-6 RT-6 RM-3 RM-4 RM-6 RM-8 RM-10 <br /> Con-2 Con-3 Rose-4 RMH-6 RMH-8 <br /> I Requirements of section 971.41(10)shall not supersede property owner deed restrictions. <br /> (d) Additional information required: <br /> 1. A site plan conforming to Chapter 914 requirements. <br /> e) Criteria for accessory dwelling units: <br /> 1. Accessory dwelling units shall be located only on lots which satisfy the minimum lot size requirement <br /> of the applicable zoning district. <br /> 2. The accessory dwelling unit shall be clearly incidental to the principal dwelling and shall only be <br /> developed in conjunction with or after development of the principal dwelling unit. <br /> 3. Not more than one (1) accessory dwelling unit shall be established in conjunction with a principal <br /> dwelling unit. <br /> 4. No accessory dwelling unit shall be established in conjunction with a multifamily dwelling unit. <br /> 5. The heated/cooled gross floor area of the accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed thirty-three (33) <br /> percent of the heated/cooled gross floor area of the principal structure or seven hundred fifty(750)gross <br /> square feet, whichever is less. The accessory dwelling unit shall be no smaller than three hundred(300) <br /> gross square feet of heated/cooled area. <br /> 6. No accessory dwelling unit shall have a doorway entrance visible from the same street as the <br /> principal dwelling unit. <br /> 7. Detached accessory dwelling units shall be located no farther than seventy-five(75)feet in distance <br /> from the principal dwelling unit from the closest point of the principal dwelling unit to the closest point <br /> of the accessory dwelling unit. <br /> 8. Excluding converted garage accessory dwelling units, the accessory dwelling unit shall be designed <br /> so that the exterior facade material is similar in appearance to the facade of the existing principal <br /> structure. <br /> F:\Community Development\SHIP\AHAC-Affordable Housing Advisory Committee(AHAC)\AHAC 2017\AHAC 2017 13 <br /> report.doc <br />