The adopted policy of the city, as outlined in the goals and policies of the Tulare General Plan, is to encourage a range of housing types, styles, and costs to suit the varying needs and desires of the community. Accessory dwelling units will allow homeowners a means of obtaining additional income derived from tenants in accessory dwelling units, and would also allow for the addition of inexpensive rental units to the housing stock of the city, providing a valuable source of affordable housing for family members, students, the elderly, in-home health care providers, the disabled, and others within existing or proposed single-family dwelling units. Accessory dwelling units provide much needed housing that is appropriate for a variety of stages in the household life cycle, thereby lessening fluctuations in neighborhood demand, while also protecting the stability, property values, and character of single-family residential neighborhoods by ensuring that accessory dwelling units are subject to the standards that follow.
(Ord. 19-05, passed 10-1-2019)