Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are currently allowed as accessory to detached single family dwellings with a size limit of 900 sq.ft., one bedroom and one parking space, in addition to other restrictions in City Code.
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sandpointid/latest/sandpoint_id/0-0-0-5220
I SUPPORT current ADU regulations
I SUPPORT incentives to encourage ADU construction or conversions of existing accessory buildings (i.e. garages) into ADUs.
I SUPPORT CHANGES to ADU regulations. Please indicate changes in next question.
If you support changes to ADU regulations, please indicate what changes you would like to see below.
I support an increase or outright removal of the regulations on size and number of bedrooms. If a particular property has the potential for a larger ADU with multiple bedrooms, I don't see a reason to arbitrarily restrict it. Some projects that aren't economically feasible with the current regulations might become viable if the fixed costs were spread out across more square footage. Plus, two-bedroom units (for example) offer more versatility to tenants than a single bedroom: like a mother with a child, or a work-from-home person needing a home office.
The current parking requirement doesn't adequately ensure tenant parking. Just because an ADU is located above a garage, doesn't mean the garage will be made available for tenant parking. And parking space located in alleys that are unmaintained in winter often results in the tenant parking on the street anyway. So the parking requirement often fails to reduce on-street parking use, and only serves to prevent otherwise acceptable ADUs.
I support incentives that encourage long-term occupancy and disincentivize short-term rental use.
We should also reconsider whether single-family zoning near downtown is appropriate. Those neighborhoods are fully built out and any increase in density from a zoning change would be incremental. Giving property owners the OPTION to convert to multi-family won't substantially change the feel of the neighborhood in the way that large apartment complexes do.
Would you support a change to the Sandpoint City Code that would allow for smaller lot sizes than currently allowed to provide more housing options (i.e. townhouses or other fee simple attached single family units or smaller detached homes).
Yes, I support smaller lot sizes to create more housing options
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What would improve your neighborhood?
non-motorized transportation infrastructure: multimodal paths designed to connect neighborhoods to actual destinations (not just scenic/recreational), instead of disjointed sidewalks that are basically just embellishments to the car infrastructure
What do you like best about your neighborhood?
-Homes that are occupied long-term and year-round, creating a strong sense of community
-Walkability
Using the numbered areas in the map above, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.
Area 5
Tell us a little about your relationship with the City of Sandpoint. Select as many as apply.
I live in Sandpoint
I work in Sandpoint
What is your age?
40 - 49
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Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are currently allowed as accessory to detached single family dwellings with a size limit of 900 sq.ft., one bedroom and one parking space, in addition to other restrictions in City Code. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sandpointid/latest/sandpoint_id/0-0-0-5220
If you support changes to ADU regulations, please indicate what changes you would like to see below.
I support an increase or outright removal of the regulations on size and number of bedrooms. If a particular property has the potential for a larger ADU with multiple bedrooms, I don't see a reason to arbitrarily restrict it. Some projects that aren't economically feasible with the current regulations might become viable if the fixed costs were spread out across more square footage. Plus, two-bedroom units (for example) offer more versatility to tenants than a single bedroom: like a mother with a child, or a work-from-home person needing a home office.
The current parking requirement doesn't adequately ensure tenant parking. Just because an ADU is located above a garage, doesn't mean the garage will be made available for tenant parking. And parking space located in alleys that are unmaintained in winter often results in the tenant parking on the street anyway. So the parking requirement often fails to reduce on-street parking use, and only serves to prevent otherwise acceptable ADUs.
I support incentives that encourage long-term occupancy and disincentivize short-term rental use.
We should also reconsider whether single-family zoning near downtown is appropriate. Those neighborhoods are fully built out and any increase in density from a zoning change would be incremental. Giving property owners the OPTION to convert to multi-family won't substantially change the feel of the neighborhood in the way that large apartment complexes do.
Would you support a change to the Sandpoint City Code that would allow for smaller lot sizes than currently allowed to provide more housing options (i.e. townhouses or other fee simple attached single family units or smaller detached homes).
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What would improve your neighborhood?
non-motorized transportation infrastructure: multimodal paths designed to connect neighborhoods to actual destinations (not just scenic/recreational), instead of disjointed sidewalks that are basically just embellishments to the car infrastructure
What do you like best about your neighborhood?
-Homes that are occupied long-term and year-round, creating a strong sense of community
-Walkability
Using the numbered areas in the map above, identify where you live in Sandpoint. If you do not live in Sandpoint city limits, please select the city or area in which you live.
Tell us a little about your relationship with the City of Sandpoint. Select as many as apply.
What is your age?