They are considered the same as traditional dwelling units and are allowed by-right in all residential districts, subject to the following:All Dwelling units and any accessory guest houses must be rented or offered for rent together, and may not be rented or offered for rent independently.All Dwelling units, including Vacation Rentals and Short term rentals shall have a maximum family size of 6 adults (and their related dependent children).Non-residential uses, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, bed & breakfast, or other similar use is prohibited.All Vacation Rentals and Short term rentals have a Transaction Privilege Sales Tax and a Transient Tax liability.

Hello,We own 2 SF houses on larger plots in Tacoma, WA.I have been considering building second houses on each plot and messaged the city about it. They did not think the lots would support another house, but would sup...

Hello,
We own 2 SF houses on larger plots in Tacoma, WA.
I have been considering building second houses on each plot and messaged the city about it. They did not think the lots would support another house, but would...

Not sure if they have many in your area but finding a single family house with an Accessory Dwelling Unit or garage apartment might be something worth looking into as well. 

In order qualify, the owner would have to do the following: • Change the use to a SINGLE-FAMILY home with two accessory dwelling units (“ADU”).

Well, in California, they changed the name and now call it an ADU accessory dwelling unit.  

In the future we plan to add a fire pit and swings and potentially look into building an accessory unit.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I’m not sure about how the city is going about enforcing the ordinances other than sending out letters and fines.The city codes will have some changes soon concerning short term rentals, but it’s mainly about accessory dwellings and the property would still need to be owner occupied.

Maui County recently passed a bill that increased the size and number of allowed accessory dwellings in several zoning districts.

AB-68 is a recent CA bill (goes into affect Jan 1) that basically allows an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior ADU (JADU) be added to virtually ant SFR in the state of CA.