A. Purpose: Create an affordable housing option for the Whitefish workforce and Whitefish residents that responds to downsize trends, smaller households, and provides a supplemental income stream for owners of residential property. ADUs support an efficient use of existing housing stock and public infrastructure, provide an environmentally friendly, more sustainable housing choice with less average space per person.
B. An accessory dwelling unit may be detached from or attached to a primary single-family dwelling or attached to a garage located on the same lot as the primary single family dwelling. The interior habitable floor area of the accessory unit must not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet or seventy five percent (75%) of the gross floor area of the primary structure, whichever is less.
C. Only one ADU or guesthouse per lot is permitted. ADUs must remain accessory to the primary single-family home and may not be separately sold or transferred to another owner.
D. Any part of a structure non-conforming with respect to setbacks and/or height may be used for an ADU provided the degree of non-conformity is not increased.
E. No off street parking spaces beyond what is required for the primary dwelling are required for the accessory dwelling unit.
(Ord. 04-03, 3-1-2004; amd. Ord. 22-06, 5-16-2022; Ord. 23-22, 10-16-2023)