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Added apartment units OK’d

Thursday, May 19, 2005 | 9:52 a.m.

The Clark County Commission on Wednesday introduced an ordinance to allow homeowners to add separate apartment units to their homes.

Under the guidelines, expected to reach the full commission in June, homeowners in rural and higher density residential areas be allowed to build separate "accessory apartments' on their property. The apartments are expected to provide affordable housing for owners with elderly parents or those with grown children living at home, county officials said.

The ordinance was quietly introduced by Commissioner Chip Maxfield at a zoning commission meeting Wednesday afternoon.

It also dictates that such housing contain a separate cooking area and be no more than 40 percent of the main home's size, up to 4,000 square feet, Maxfield said. Each structure would be subject to land use guidelines governing density and lot size requirements, according to county officials.

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