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City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2024-08-13)

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ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (ZTA24-XX): 
ACCESSORY USE CONDITIONS: 
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
City Council Workshop, August 13, 2024

HB 2720 Allowance
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•No minimum lot size requirement 
•Allowance for attached and detached units 
•Option for  a minimum of one additional 
detached unit 
One acre or more in size 
One restricted-affordable unit
•Unit allowable size  
75% of gross floor area of existing singe 
family dwelling  
One thousand square feet
–Whichever is less

HB 2720 Prohibits 
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•Additional parking requirement
•Requiring units design to match single family 
dwelling 
• Imposing more restrictive regulations than 
required within the same zoning area
–Height 
–Setbacks 
–Lot size or lot coverage 
–Building Frontage 
•Requiring rear and side setbacks more than 5 
feet

Draft Text Amendment  
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An accessory dwelling unit may only be located on a lot OR PARCEL 
WHERE A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IS A PERMITTED USE. that is eight 
thousand (8,000) square feet or larger in area and contains one single-
family detached dwelling unit.
An accessory dwelling unit shall COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, 
LOT COVERAGE, HEIGHT, BUILIDING FRONTAGE, AND SETBACK meet all 
size, lot coverage and height requirements for SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING 
UNITS WITHIN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT, UNLESS OTHERWISE 
MODIFIED WITHIN THIS SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE. accessory 
buildings, including the total area of the ADU shall not exceed fifty 
percent (50%) of the total under-roof footprint of the principal dwelling.

Draft Text Amendment 
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The total area of an accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
total under-roof footprint of the principal dwelling. An accessory dwelling unit 
shall not contain more than two bedrooms. AN ACCESSORY DWELLING 
UNIT MAY BE UP TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA 
OF THE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT ON THE SAME LOT OR 
PARCEL OR ONE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
An accessory dwelling unit shall SHOULD be constructed of similar 
materials, colors, and architectural style to the principal dwelling.

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Only one accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted per single-family 
dwelling unit. AT LEAST ONE ATTACHED AND ONE DETACHED ACCESSORY 
DWELLING UNIT IS A PERMITTED USE WHERE A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING 
IS ALLOWED.  
 A MINIMUM OF ONE ADDITIONAL DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING 
UNIT IS PERMITTED ON A LOT OR PARCEL THAT IS ONE ACRE OR MORE IN 
SIZE IF AT LEAST ONE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ON THE LOT OR 
PARCEL IS A RESTRICTED-AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT.
  AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
FOR PROPERTIES WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, 
THE UNIT MUST BE LEGALLY RESTRICTED AT 80 PERCENT AREA 
MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) AFTER IT’S CONSTRUCTION
Draft Text Amendment

Staff Request 
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Consensus to move forward with a text 
amendment to the UDC for compliance 
with HB2720.

ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (ZTA24-XX): 
ACCESSORY USE CONDITIONS: 
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
City Council Workshop, August 13, 2024