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Accessory dwelling units in Fuquay-Varina, NC

What the Fuquay-Varina zoning ordinance says about accessory dwelling units, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

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An accessory dwelling unit (ADU, formerly called an "accessory apartment" before a Town clean-up amendment renamed it) is a permitted accessory use under Sec. 9-1255(m)(1) and is confirmed as "P" (permitted) across most residential and mixed-use districts in the Sec. 9-1254 Permitted Use Table read during this review. As of LDO Amendment #26 (2024), an ADU may be rented separately from the principal structure, unlike ordinary accessory structures. This session located the subsection's structure directly in Ordinance No. M-25-09 (Amendment #30, CTA-2025-04, 2025-09-02), which amends other lettered parts of Sec. 9-1255(m)(1) without touching its size cap: the subsection runs A through J, and F. Setbacks confirms the ADU must comply with the applicable district setback requirements under Article G (the same standard as any accessory structure, per Sec. 9-1255(p)(1)(G)(v)). The same ordinance's Table - Parking Standards (Attachment D) confirms an ADU parking requirement of 1 space per unit. Subsection C, Maximum Size, was not amended by any ordinance located this session and so its specific square-footage or percentage cap was not independently read from primary text; confirm that figure with Sec. 9-1255(m)(1)(C) directly or the Planning Department at 919-552-1429 before building.

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