Called a “lightning rod issue,” the new ordinance is meant to entice more residents and businesses to build accessory dwelling units. Will the change boost affordable housing?
. New accessory dwelling units — like this backyard unit in Salt Lake City — are seen as a way to ease Utah's housing shortage.meant to encourage more accessory dwellings units.
“Not everybody is going to be able to achieve single-family home ownership. Maybe they don’t want to, or maybe they choose to rent,” Wharton said. “All of those people, all of the above and more, all need to have a welcome place in our city.” Detached ADUs now can be up to 1,000 square feet, a size considered suitable for more than one bedroom. Backyard setback rules have been loosened. The city’s minimum requirement of one off-street parking spot per unit will also be waived within proximity to bike paths or transit lines, or when there’s enough space for on-street parking in front of the primary residence.
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