Code amendment · Planning application

Emmett City Council approves new accessory dwelling unit rules

The council approved a new city code chapter on accessory dwelling units on Sept. 22, 2026, after a public hearing that day. The Zoning Commission had taken up the ordinance at meetings in May and June 2025. The specific rules are not in the filing.

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Location

This filing changes the city's rules rather than a specific site, so there's nothing to map.

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Emmett's record. See the official record

The Emmett Zoning Commission scheduled a public hearing on May 5, 2025 at City Hall on a proposed ordinance covering accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals. The agenda lists the item but gives no details of the proposed rules.
New Emmett City Code Title 9, Chapter 22: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
Project name on file: Accessory dwelling unit ordinance

Timeline

Today
Status changed from In review to Approved
Reported as “Approved (Emmett City Council)”.
Today
Status set to In review
Reported as “Heard (Emmett City Council)”.
Sept. 22, 2026
Approved
Emmett City Council: Approved.
Sept. 22, 2026
Document added: Agenda: City Council, September 22, 2026
Sept. 22, 2026
Ordinance O2026-14 on the Emmett City Council agenda
Sept. 22, 2026
Public hearing: Emmett City Council
June 2, 2025
Public hearing: Emmett Zoning Commission
May 5, 2025
Public hearing: Emmett Zoning Commission

Documents

Decisions

Agenda for the Emmett Zoning Commission's June 2, 2025 meeting, with continued public hearings on sign ordinance revisions and accessory dwelling units.
June 1, 2025 · 1 page · 211 KB · Agenda
Download Zoning Commission agenda for June 2 meeting
Agenda for the May 5 Emmett Zoning Commission meeting, including public hearings on sign ordinance revisions and on accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals.
May 4, 2025 · 1 page · 214 KB · Agenda
Download Zoning Commission meeting agenda, May 5, 2025