Accessory Apartments

• An accessory apartment is a completely independent living facility with separate cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping facilities that is either in or added to an existing single-family dwelling or in a separate accessory structure on the same lot as an existing dwelling.
• There are zoning and code enforcement requirements that must be met before renting an Accessory Apartment.
• These units may only be located in owner-occupied single family detached homes and the property owner must be granted a special exception by the Board of Appeals.
• Any property owner interested in this program should contact the Board of Appeals at 240-777-6600 for details.

Registered Living Units

• Registered Living units are similar to accessory apartments, except that the units are occupied rent-free by either a relative or household employee of the owner occupant.