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Durham – Where Great Things Happen! 1 Accessory Dwelling Units – The Durham Experience Round Table | Accessory Dwelling Units: Friendly Density or Neighborhood Foe? Patrick O. Young, AICP Assistant Director for Development Durham City County Planning Department December 7, 2016

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Accessory Dwelling Units –The Durham Experience

RoundTable|AccessoryDwellingUnits:FriendlyDensityorNeighborhoodFoe?

PatrickO.Young,AICPAssistantDirectorforDevelopment

DurhamCityCountyPlanningDepartmentDecember7,2016

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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

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“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

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“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

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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

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209 West Markham

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209 West Markham

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1021 Carolina

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104 East Lawson