Accessory Dwelling Units – The Durham Experience · Accessory Dwelling Units – ... Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) development and adoption Proposed UDO provision allowed
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Accessory Dwelling Units –The Durham Experience
RoundTable|AccessoryDwellingUnits:FriendlyDensityorNeighborhoodFoe?
PatrickO.Young,AICPAssistantDirectorforDevelopment
DurhamCityCountyPlanningDepartmentDecember7,2016
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Prior to 2006, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) required approval of the Durham Board of Adjustment (BOA) through issuance of a minor special use permit (mSUP)
Approximately 50% denial rate
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
“By right” ADUs sought as part of Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) development and adoption
Proposed UDO provision allowed one “by right” ADU on most residential property and required that at least one of the two units on site be owner-occupied
Adopted in late 2005 and effective January 1, 2006
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
“Plaintiff only is entitled to regulate the use of defendant’s single-family residence with the accessory use of a garage apartment, not the ownership,”
Court of Appeals of North Carolina.CITY OF WILMINGTON, Plaintiff, v. Broadus E. HILL, III, Defendant.
No. COA07-11.Decided: March 04, 2008
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
Overall Impression of By Right ADUs in Durham
• Limited usage of ADU provisions• Mix of urban, suburban and rural
• Approximately 150 since 2006 – 43 since January 1, 2013
• Very limited number of complaints
• Large opportunity for expansion of ADUs
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
209 West Markham
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
209 West Markham
Durham – Where Great Things Happen!
1021 Carolina
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104 East Lawson
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