Detached accessory dwelling units shall be permitted as a Conditional Use in the R-2 and R-3 zoning districts, subject to the following requirements:
(A) The design and construction of any detached accessory dwelling unit shall be similar to or compatible with the design and construction of the principal building. The exterior building materials, roof style and colors shall be similar to or compatible with the principal building.
(B) Any detached accessory dwelling unit shall be attached to a permanent foundation that complies with the Minnesota State Building Code and is solid for the circumference of the building.
(C) The detached accessory dwelling unit shall have a minimum of 300 square feet of habitable floor area and a maximum of 700 square feet of habitable floor area.
(D) The detached accessory dwelling unit shall be required to have its own separate kitchen and bathroom facilities.
(E) The maximum ground coverage (footprint) of a building that combines a garage and an accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed the ground coverage (footprint) allowed for a detached garage in this code.
(F) If there is an accessory dwelling unit above a garage, the maximum height of the building may be 23 feet or the height of the principal building, whichever is less. Refer to § 154.201, Rules of Measurement, Building Height, for how height is measured.
(G) One of the dwelling units on the lot shall be owner-occupied.
(H) At no time shall the accessory dwelling unit be under separate ownership from the principal structure.
(I) The detached accessory dwelling unit shall have the same street address as the principal dwelling unit. “Unit 1" shall be used as the designation for the principal dwelling unit and “Unit 2" for the accessory unit.
(J) One off-street parking space shall be provided as required for each accessory dwelling unit.
(K) All accessory dwelling units shall be served by public sanitary sewer and water. Municipal water and sewer lines to the accessory unit may be run from the principal building or may be connected and metered separately.
(L) The detached accessory dwelling unit shall be registered with the city’s Rental Registration Program. As required by the Program, the registration shall be renewed and the detached accessory dwelling unit inspected periodically. At the time of renewal, the property owner shall verify in writing to the Zoning Administrator that one dwelling unit on the property is owner-occupied.
(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16)