The Cobb Board of Commissioners will hold a work session Tuesday on proposed code amendments that are scheduled for November hearings.
The last one is a proposal to allow small homes of up to 850 square feet in residential back yards.
They’re called accessory dwelling units (ADUs), that we noted a couple weeks back when the county had to advertise the hearings.
The ADUs as proposed (draft amendment here) could house up to three unrelated adults and up to six children, as well as maximum parking for five cars in a driveway or garage and another vehicle off-street.
Unlike “tiny houses,” which are mobile, the ADUs under the proposed Cobb ordinance would be required to be permanently structured and hooked up to utilities serving the primary home.
The property owner also must live on the premises and the smaller unit could not be used as a short-term rental.
The ADU proposal is meant to address housing affordability issues, but few local jurisdictions allow them, and
The work session begins at 1:30 Tuesday in the second floor board room of the Cobb government building (100 Cherokee St., downtown Marietta).
There is no public comment period; the full agenda can be found by clicking here.
Other code amendments to be presented include proposed changes regarding film permits (economic development), alcoholic beverage licenses, the county plumbing code, land disturbance activities, door-to-door sales permits, subdivision plats and sewer and wastewater approvals.
The hearings are scheduled for 9 a.m. Nov. 12 and 6 p.m. on Nov. 21, with tentative approval scheduled for the 7 p.m. voting meeting on Nov. 21.
Commissioners typically hear code amendments in January and September, but the county hasn’t said why they’re coming up now.
You also can watch the work session on the county’s website and YouTube channels and on Cobb TV 23 on Comcast Cable.
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