§ 511. Accessory Residential Structure

A. Standards. All Accessory Residential Structures shall conform to the following:

1. Location. An accessory residential structure is allowed as a permitted use in all zones, except the Coastal Zone (C Zone).

2. Dimensional Standards. Any accessory residential structure shall meet all dimensional standards of the zone in which it is located.

3. Sanitary Facilities. Every accessory residential structure shall have provision for sanitary facilities for all of the occupants on the lot on which it is situated. Any ISDS system serving the property shall have been certified by RIDEM to be adequate and suitable for the additional anticipated usage. If the property is served by municipal sewer the Sewer Commission shall certify that adequate sewer capacity has been allocated to the property and that all fees and bills have been paid.

4. Parking. Adequate on-site, off street, parking shall be provided for all uses on the property.

5. All accessory residential structures shall contain an adequate escape route and functioning smoke detectors of a type and location provided in the State Fire Code.

6. No kitchen, cooking facilities or kitchen appliances such as a stove, oven, microwave, hot plate or refrigerator shall be permitted in any accessory residential structure.

7. No rent, or other compensation, shall be paid by any occupant of any accessory residential structure.

8. The property on which any accessory residential structure is situated, together with the principal use or structure, shall be held in single, joint, common or otherwise undivided ownership. No condominiums are permitted.

(Section Amended 6-21-00)