ADU rules in Monroe County

The Land Development Code affirmatively excludes ADU-type uses from accessory uses: 'Accessory uses shall not include secondary dwelling units or lock-out units or any other habitable structures that are occupied by a separate and independent household.' No zoning district or program in the code authorizes accessory dwellings; a full-text search of the code returns zero occurrences of 'accessory dwelling'.

The dwelling unit definition excludes attached and internal secondary units: 'Dwelling units shall not include additional dwelling units, secondary dwelling units, lock-out units, or any other habitable structures that create a separate independent living area that are occupied by a separate and independent household, without an additional ROGO allocation or ROGO exemption.' The definition includes a building-configuration table used at plan review to prevent lock-out units (for example, a lockable internal connection plus a full kitchen is disallowed).

Because the code contains no ADU authorization, it sets no ADU size limit. Any additional dwelling unit would be a full dwelling unit requiring its own ROGO allocation or exemption under the county's rate-of-growth system.

Not applicable; no ADU provisions exist, so no owner-occupancy rule for ADUs can exist in the code.

The code has no ADU category, so it prescribes no ADU parking standard.

No permit pathway for an ADU exists because the use is not authorized. Any additional dwelling unit requires its own residential ROGO allocation or exemption; Sec. 138-19 defines the annual residential ROGO allocation as the maximum number of dwelling units for which building permits may be issued during an annual allocation period, and units compete through the ROGO application process.

Sec. 134-1(a) requires an owner or agent to obtain an annual, nontransferable special vacation rental permit for each dwelling unit before renting it as a vacation rental as defined in Sec. 101-1. This governs existing lawful dwelling units, not ADUs.