Land Use & ZoningIntermediateArizona Exam

In Arizona, an 'accessory dwelling unit' (ADU) or 'granny flat' is:

AA separate residential structure built on a commercially zoned parcel that is permitted for residential occupancy under a mixed-use overlay district approval

BA secondary residential unit on the same lot as the primary residence, either attached or detachedCorrect

CA temporary structure such as a modular or manufactured home placed on a residential lot only during the construction of the permanent primary residence

DA dwelling unit permitted only on agriculturally zoned land for occupation by agricultural workers employed in connection with the farm operation on the property

Why A secondary residential unit on the same lot as the primary residence, either attached or detached Is Correct

Answer B: A secondary residential unit on the same lot as the primary residence, either attached or detached

An ADU (accessory dwelling unit) is a secondary, independent living space on a single-family lot—either attached to the main home (like a basement apartment) or detached (like a backyard cottage). Arizona has limited local restrictions on ADUs to increase housing supply.

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Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

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A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.