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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 13, 2025 Page 3 of 8 b. Zoning Code Amendment — Accessory Dwelling Units: Consideration of Resolution 2 to amend Louisville Municipal Code Title 17 to address accessory dwelling units to comply with Colorado House Bill 24-1152. Staff Presentation: Hirt introduced the presentation for the zoning code amendment. He explained what ADUs were, what the current rules were for them, and what changes were being proposed. He noted that short term rentals would remain prohibited in the City, and that ADUs could not be used as short term rentals. He added that the deadline for compliance from the state was June 30, 2025. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommended approval of Resolution 2, Series 2025. Commissioner Questions of Staff. Baskett asked about utility connections for ADUs, and whether ADUs could be added to a duplex. Hirt said that the proposed ordinance was silent on utility connection fees. He noted that staff recognizes that tap fees are very expensive, and that they are looking at ways to lower those costs. Brauneis asked whether there were any requirements for an ADU to be separately metered. Hirt said no, not under the proposed ordinance. Choi asked about utility taps, and whether ADUs would require a secondary address. Hirt said any separate unit should have a separate address for emergency access purposes, at minimum. Zuccaro said that the direction the City was going was to not have separate physical tap, but that the property owner would still incur a fee. Brauneis asked why a property owner would still incur a water tap fee. Zuccaro said that this would enable an equitable share of the costs of water infrastructure for new residents. Hunt asked to make sure they were not planning on requiring separate utilities for ADUs, and that they would be on the utilities of the primary dwelling. Hirt said that they were intending on having shared utilities with the proposed ordinance. There was a further discussion about the utility connections for new ADUs, with the discussion focused on how ADU owners would have the choice as to whether they would share a utility connection, but they would have a separate address, and there would be a tap fee applied to the ADU regardless. Choi asked about the anticipated number of ADUs staff expected to be built per year.