33.50.010 Purpose and intent.
Clallam County recognizes the benefits that accessory housing can provide as a housing alternative where such benefits consider and are balanced with other community goals. The purpose and intent of this chapter is to:
(1) Ensure that accessory housing remains clearly an incidental and subordinate use to the existing single-family dwelling or business.
(2) Protect the rural and neighborhood character in areas where accessory housing is allowed.
(3) Accommodate unique or special housing needs and circumstances such as caretaker housing.
(4) Increase and diversify available low-income rental housing stock inside the County.
(5) Provide for the general convenience of area land owners to accommodate family and guests with independent living quarters.
(6) Allow for accessory apartments above commercial and industrial buildings without consuming valuable commercial and industrial property with residential uses.
(7) Create alternative housing opportunities that promote more efficient use of existing or planned public and private transportation facilities and utilities.
(8) Encourage accessory housing where public and private utilities, transportation facilities, and other facilities already exist.