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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I watched the AM session of the council's worksession on this issue on You Tube. It did seem that several of the members were trying to make the point that probably very few people would actually be able to do this due to structure coverage rules. However, if you look at some of the examples the planning board put out, it seems that plenty of people would qualify to do this. And these structures have different setback requirements than an addition. A principal residence cannot be closer to the back of the property than 20 feet, while a one story detached ADU can be 12 feet away. Also, the detached ADU does not have the same stormwater management requirements that an addition has which I thought was based on state environmental rules. So I don't know why they would be exempt.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/Resources/Files/packet/ADUPlanningPresentation.pdf

Note: R-60 means a standard lot is 6,000 sq ft and R-90 means standard is 9,000 sq ft. However, your lot probably isn't standard as many of those lots predate standards. Your lot could be much larger or much smaller than the standard.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/ondemand/index.html
The above link will take you to a link to video of the July 9 council meeting.[/quote]

Except that if you have an older home, your setbacks are grandfathered in.  Most of my neighbors have sheds that are right on the border line of someone else's property which could easily be converted into ADUs.[/quote]

I don't know how that works and wasn't able to find any info on the website.[/quote]

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