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Camas OKs temporary ADU code changes ahead of new state law

HB 1337 will allow 2 accessory dwelling units per lot; alter ownership rules

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The front of Camas City Hall is pictured in August 2018. (Post-Record files)

The Camas City Council has unanimously approved temporary amendments to the City’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) code that will limit the size and scope of ADUs built in Camas ahead of a more permanent ordinance that will comply with new statewide affordable-housing law — House Bill 1337 (HB 1337) — that will ultimately limit the way in which cities can regulate ADUs.

When it comes to ADUs, Camas Community Development Director Alan Peters told city officials in March, under HB 1337, cities must allow ADUs of at least 1,000 square feet in size with height limits no less than 24 feet and cannot have aesthetic requirements that are more restrictive than the principal homes on the property.

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