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§ 218-53.1

Accessory Dwelling Units for Low- and Moderate-Income Housing.

§ 218-53.1. Accessory Dwelling Units for Low- and Moderate-Income Housing. [Added 2-14-2011 by Ord. No. 334; amended 1-8-2024 by Ord. No. 407]

  • A. An accessory dwelling unit may be counted towards Charlestown's affordable housing goals pursuant to the relevant requirements of Chapter 53 of Title 45 of the RI General Laws, and may be counted towards the ten (10) percent of the year-round housing units in Charlestown as required by the RI Low and Moderate Income Housing Act, if the tenant of the unit has a one-year lease and the following conditions are met:

    • (1) The ADU is occupied by a household whose income does not exceed eighty (80) percent of the area median income (AMI), adjusted for family size, as determined and certified by the selected approved monitoring agent; or (2) The ADU is leased to a household utilizing a publicly subsidized rental assistance voucher that limits income to no more than eighty (80) percent of the AMI, evidence of which is provided to the selected approved monitoring agent; and (3) The cost of rent, heat, and utilities other than telephone, cable, and internet, based on the number of the bedrooms in the unit does not exceed thirty (30) percent of the gross annual household income for a household with eighty (80) percent or less of area median income, adjusted for family size as certified by the selected approved monitoring agent.

  • B. Accessory dwelling units eligible to be counted toward Charlestown's affordable housing goal under this section shall be counted as one-half (0.5) units each in every year for which documentation required to establish eligibility is provided annually to Rhode Island Housing by the selected approved monitoring agent.