Accessory Apartment, Affordable Housing Defined

Town of Jericho, Vermont
Land Use & Development Regulations
Adopted August 6, 2009
Effective August 27, 2009

1. DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 117: 24 VSA, Chapter 117, the Vermont Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act as most recently amended.

ACCESSORY APPARTMENT:
A second dwelling unit which (a) contains up to three rooms (excluding the bathroom), one of which may be a bedroom, (b) is located on the property the principal use of which is a single family dwelling or farm, and (c) has a floor area not exceeding 30% of the principal dwelling, or 400 square feet, whichever is greater.

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE or ACCESSORY USE:
A use or structure which is incidental and subordinate in size and overall appearance (except for barns) to the main use or building, and which is located on the same lot, or which is incidental and subordinate to the use of the land. Examples: pools, man-made ponds, storage sheds, barns, and satellite dishes.

ACRE: A self-contained and contiguous parcel of land containing 43,560 square feet.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Housing that is either

(a) owned by inhabitants whose gross annual household income does not exceed 100 percent of area median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, where the total annual cost of the housing, including principal interest, property taxes, insurance, and condominium association fees is not more than thirty (30) percent of the households gross annual income; or

(b) housing that is rented by inhabitants whose gross annual household income does not exceed 100 percent of area median income as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development where the total annual cost of the housing, including rent and utilities such as heat, electricity, water, garbage collection/disposal, and lights, is not more than thirty (30) percent of the households gross annual income. Affordable housing units shall be subject to covenants or restrictions that preserve the above affordability requirements defined above perpetually (for a minimum period of 99 years from the date of first sale or lease).

AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: A housing development in which at least 20% of the units are AFFORDABLE HOUSING units.