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9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Review Draft Accessory Living Unit Zoning Amendments, Make Edits, Refer Draft to Planning Commission, and Set a Public Hearing.
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE: Sept. 9, 2024, and Sept. 23, 2024
EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
On Jan. 29, 2024, the Vienna Town Council established housing diversity as one of its four priorities for calendar year 2024. After holding two work sessions in May, the Town Council requested that work sessions be held to focus on Accessory Living Units (ALUs). Those work sessions were held on Sept. 9 and Sept. 23.
On Sept. 23, the Town Council worked through a set of critical questions regarding a potential ordinance. The Council's guidance from that session is provided as Attachment 1, with Council guidance shown in highlighted yellow. At the end of that work session, the Town Council emphasized its desire to be able to adopt an ALU ordinance during calendar year 2024. As such, staff members were asked to work with the Town Attorney to return as soon as possible with draft amendment language, for the Council's consideration.
Attachment 2 provides draft amendments to zoning regulations within Chapter 18 of the Town Code. Taken together, these amendments would permit ALUs to be created and occupied in Vienna's zoning districts that are restricted to single-unit detached residences, under very specific regulations.
The amendments to Chapter 18 are in:
> Article 2 - Zones, District, and Dimensional Standards (Sections 18-217, 18-218, and 18-219)
o These amendments make two simple changes in each of the three RS zones (RS-16, RS-12.5 and RS-10) and reference Article 3 for the majority of the regulations.
> Article 3 - Uses and Use Standards (Sections 18-305 and 18-306.5)
o This article is the location of the majority of the code amendments that would regulate ALUs, including adding "Accessory Living Units - Attached" to the Accessory Uses Table and providing the list of Use Stan...
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