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The following rules apply to an Accessory Living Unit.

(a) Only one Accessory Living Unit is permitted per single-family dwelling.

(b) The Accessory Living Unit shall not exceed 600 square feet in area.

(c) No more than two people may reside in the Accessory Living Unit.

(d) The entire structure must appear or continue to appear as a single-family dwelling. A separate garage or driveway is not permitted.

(e) No separate address is permitted.

(f) No separate utility connections and/or meters are permitted.

(g) A physical access between the main living unit and the accessory living unit must be present within the single-family dwelling unit. The required connection may not be through an attic, basement, garage, porch or other nonliving area. A door may be used to separate the accessory living unit from the rest of the single-family dwelling unit.

(h) In addition to the internal physical connection required above, only one separate outdoor side or rear access, being a patio door, may be provided; however, the structure shall continue to appear as a typical single-family dwelling.

(i) An external stairway which serves the Accessory Living Unit is prohibited.

(j) The Accessory Living Unit may contain a separate bathroom, laundry, living, efficiency kitchen, sleeping (one bedroom) and recreation areas, including exterior porches, patios, and/or decks.

(k) The Accessory Living Unit shall be occupied by a resident related through blood, marriage or adoption to the resident occupant of the single-family dwelling.

(l) An Accessory Living Unit should be considered and regulated as part of, or as a permitted addition to, a single-family dwelling. It shall not require conditional use approval or special site plan review.

(m) When an application is submitted for a zoning permit to accommodate what is explicitly listed as, or could possibly be, an Accessory Living Unit, the building plan shall be marked as “Not a separate dwelling unit nor apartment.”

(n) A standardized affidavit affecting real estate shall be attached to the zoning permit and recorded in the Register of Deeds. [Code § 12.18.6-4.]