108 Ironshire St Snow Hill, MD 21863-1219

An accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts provided that there shall be no more than one accessory dwelling unit per lot and provided such accessory dwelling unit shall comply with the following standards. A. Location. An accessory dwelling unit may be located on the same lot as a detached single-family dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling unit may not be located on the same lot as a two-family dwelling, townhouse or multifamily dwelling. B. Design standards. (1) Purpose. Standards for creating accessory dwelling units address the following purposes: (a) Ensure that accessory dwelling units are compatible with the desired character and liability of residential districts; (b) Respect the general building scale and placement of structures to allow sharing of common space on the lot, such as driveways and yards; and (c) Ensure that accessory dwelling units are smaller in size than the principal residential unit. (2) Generally, the design standards for accessory dwelling units are stated in this section. If not addressed in this section, the base zoning district development standards apply. (3) Creation. An accessory dwelling unit may only be created through the following methods: (a) Converting existing living area, attic, or basement; (b) Adding floor area to an existing dwelling; (c) Construction of a standalone unit; or (d) Adding onto an existing accessory building (e.g., apartment in an existing garage). (4) Location of entrances. Only one entrance may be located on the front facade of the principal dwelling facing the street, unless the principal dwelling contained additional front facade entrances before the accessory dwelling unit was created. (5) Parking. (a) No additional parking space is required for the accessory dwelling unit if it is created on a site with an existing house and on-street parking is permitted and adequate. (b) One additional parking space located on or within 100 feet of the lot is required for the accessory dwelling unit: 1) when none of the roadways in abutting streets can accommodate on-street parking; or 2) when the accessory dwelling unit is created at the same time as the principal dwelling. (6) Maximum size. The size of an accessory dwelling unit may be no more than 50% of the living area of the principal dwelling or 800 square feet of floor area, whichever is less.