The Golden home, located in the Lookout Mountain neighborhood, is getting completely remodeled, including an entirely new second story addition. A few photos of the construction in progress are below:

The Arvada home will have a new addition and deck, expanding the indoor and outdoor living spaces, and taking advantage of the home’s expansive views. A few photos of the construction in progress are below:

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The project involves removing past additions at the rear of the home and designing a new two story addition that would provide an open central kitchen, breakfast nook, and entry. The 2nd floor will have a new master suite with a patio looking east. A new basement under the addition will accommodate an entertainment and guest area. Total square footage will be 3,250 when complete. Construction is planned for late 2019/early 2020. The photos below show what the house looks like currently prior to the addition, and the video helps show what it will look like after.

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Construction to start Spring 2019, Squareroot Construction. The below video flyby gives a feel for what the future home will look like.

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This beautiful home faces south on one of the best preserved blocks in the historic Potter Highlands neighborhood. It’s currently 1,800 sf on two levels with a small cellar basement. Planned renovations include construction of a small two-story addition and a dig-out of the basement, both of which will increase the finished area to approximately 2,600 sf. Additionally a large two-car garage with a second level living unit will be constructed (ADU), totaling approximately 1,700 sf.

Thinking about building an ADU on your property? You might be interested in one of our many articles on the subject, like this one.

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The exterior renovation features new brick wainscoting, a cedar accent wall at the entry, new windows, and new siding.

The interior will feature new kitchen cabinets and counters and a new 2-sided gas fireplace for the living room.

Architectural Design by ArcWest Architects
Interior Design by Atelier Interior Design
Structural Engineering by LT Engineering
Construction by

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• Update and redesign the kitchen as a central feature to the home including an island and direct access to the dining room and outside patio
• Repurpose first floor level master bedroom
• Improvements to backyard patio
• Improvements to front porch to improve curb appeal, among other improvements to exterior
• New two-car garage

Emerson St. home before beginning renovation. The homeowners desired an improved front entry to improve curb appeal.

Home renovation in progress. Note the new 2-car garage and new porch under construction.

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Often referred to as a Carriage House, the acronym “ADU” is becoming part of the States residential vernacular. The abbreviation stands for “Accessory Dwelling Unit” for those who are not familiar with the term. It simply means a secondary living space or apartment that occupies a portion of the primary zone lot in addition to the primary house.

What do the composite of the words intend to mean: A residential structure that is subordinate to the primary home – Definitions from States Zoning Code (Chapter 13):

Structure, Accessory: A subordinate structure located on the same zone lot with the primary building, structure, or use, and which is incidental and customary to the primary building, structure, or use.

Dwelling: Any building or portion of building that is used as the residence of one or more households

In the States area, and States city proper in particular, the desire for property owners to build an ADU (secondary living space) has increased significantly.  A couple scenarios in which this smaller additional dwelling makes sense:

• It can be purposed as a long term or short term rental, in the sense that you have a full time tenant, or offer the space to visitors on one of the popular vacation rental websites like VRBO or Airbnb.
• The classic use is to set the living space up as an independent, ancillary “apartment for members of the family, aging parents, or young “fresh on their feet” adults.
• Other approaches we’ve heard of are where the primary home owners travel frequently, or want to simplify so they occupy the ADU as their primary home, then rent out the property’s primary home to full time tenants.

States Zoning Requirements

For the purposes of this article, we want to address some specific States Zoning requirements that you will need to consider for the potential addition of an ADU to your property.  Following are key items to first check (and understand as you contemplate the possibility of an ADU building):

• Zone Lot District
• Lot Size
• Lot Coverage

Zone Lot District

The very first thing to do is to look up your Zone District to find the assigned zoning for your property. A reliable online resource is: https://www.Statesgov.org/property. Referencing this website you can identify your zone district. This should help you verify whether or not an ADU is a permitted building form.

Some of the districts that allow for an ADU structure are:

For an accurate review, please check the States Zoning Code, or contact Bacon Lane Architect LLC for assistance to determine the feasibility of an ADU addition to your specific property.

Lot Size

We have found in some rare instances that a property has the appropriate designation which permits the addition of an ADU structure, then review the minimum lot size requirements to find that the ADU is not permitted. For instance the minimum lot size in a U-TU-B district is 4,500 SF, and 5,500 SF in a U-SU-C1.  These particular standards can be found under States Zoning Article 5, Division 5.3.

Lot Coverage

Now that we’ve confirmed the property lies in a district that permits ADUs, and the lot size of the property meets the standards, the next step is to review lot coverage. The zoning standards outline the maximum allowed coverage by both the primary structure and accessory structures such as a garage or ADU. There are a couple of details to calculating the total lot coverage that can make it a bit tricky. There are exceptions for front porches up to 400 SF, and the 50% exemption for the garage area provided the ADU is separated from the primary house by 15 ft or more.

Once you review and confirm these initial zoning standards, you very well may be in a position to design and build an ADU for your property. For the development of an ADU in the City and County of States, there are other requirements that must be considered as you continue to explore the feasibility of the ADU addition. These zoning standards will most likely apply:

• Location
• Building footprint
• Overall structure length
• Habitable space (1 ½ story)
• 2nd story/rooftop decks (hint: not permitted)

We’ll cover these items in our next discussion on ADUs.

Read about a few ADUs designed by Bacon Lane Architect LLC:

Potter Highlands, ADU & Garage

Highlands, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

Potter Highlands, New Home & ADU

Potter Highlands, ADU & Addition

Highlands, Craftsman Addition & ADU

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An example of our residential work on North Bryant street in Potter Highlands:

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