<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-6c29f429-8be2-6745-b6c3-95da37a92f78"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested in learning more about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)? </span><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Come to City Hall on Wednesday, January 15 at 6 p.m. in Conference Room 1A/B, 701 E. Broadway. Citizens are encouraged to attend and learn more about ADUs, what a change to city ordinances would entail and share any feedback that they have. The public may also contact the Community Development Department at any time at (573) 874-7239 or </span><a href="mailto:planning@gocolumbiamo.com" style="line-height:normal;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">planning@gocolumbiamo.com</span></a><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Additional information regarding ADUs, including a draft ordinance for public discussion, can be found by going  to the department’s website </span><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/community_development/planning/" style="line-height:normal;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/community_development/planning/</span></a><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:18px;white-space:pre-wrap">The City of Columbia Community Development Department is requesting public input on a potential code revision to allow for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in R-2 zoning districts. The purpose of an ADU is to create new housing units while preserving the look and scale of one-family neighborhoods. ADUs can be created within an existing one-family dwelling or built as a new stand-alone structure behind the principal dwelling.</span><br>
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