Accessory dwelling definition

Accessory dwelling means a dwelling unit that is naturally or normally incidental to or subordinate in purpose and is exclusively devoted to a single detached dwelling or a semi-detached dwelling;
Accessory dwelling means an efficiency or one-bedroom apartment that is clearly subordinate to a single-family dwelling, and has facilities and provisions for independent living, including sleeping, food preparation, and sanitation. See 24 V.S.A. § 4412(1)(E) for more information.
Accessory dwelling means a second dwelling unit added to, created within, or detached from a single-family detached dwelling for use as a completely independent or semi-independent unit with provisions for cooking, eating, sanitation, and sleeping.

Examples of Accessory dwelling in a sentence

  • Accessory dwelling units shall not be required to provide fire sprinklers if they are not required for the primary residence.

  • Accessory dwelling unit is part of the proposed or existing primary residence or an accessory structure.

  • Accessory dwelling unit is located within one-half mile walking distance of public transit.

  • Accessory dwelling unit is located within an architecturally and historically significant historic district.

  • Accessory dwelling units shall not be required to provide fire sprinklers if they are not required for the primary residence and may employ alternative methods for fire protection.


More Definitions of Accessory dwelling

Accessory dwelling. – means either an attached or detached dwelling unit which provides potential living facilities for one or more persons, and exceeds the permitted density for a parcel by one dwelling unit. Caretakers quarters are included.
Accessory dwelling means a self-contained residential unit that is subordinate in purpose to another residential dwelling unit upon the same lot and includes a garden suite and a mobile home;
Accessory dwelling means an efficiency or one-bedroom apartment that is clearly subordinate to a single-family dwelling, and has facilities and provisions for independent living, including sleeping, food preparation, and sanitation. Accessory dwellings are residential structures.
Accessory dwelling means a self-contained residential unit that is subordinate in purpose to another residential dwelling unit upon the same lot;
Accessory dwelling means a single dwelling which is accessory to a permitted non-residential use, located on the same lot therewith and is occupied either by the family of the owner such non-residential use or by a family of a person employed on the lot where such dwelling is located;
Accessory dwelling means a self-contained residential unit located on the same lot as a front
Accessory dwelling means a Living Unit which is attached to or located on the same Lot as a Principal Dwelling, has an independent means of access and is owned by the Owner of the Principle Dwelling.