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ANCILLARY UNITS . <br />Ancillary, secondary, or `granny" units are <br />additions to a single-family primary residence <br />or garage. Ancillary units are encouraged to <br />increase afi''ordability and diversity in single- <br />family residential areas. They create modest <br />afi''ordable rental housing without changing <br />the character and quality of the neighborhood. <br />They also serve to offset h()using costs for <br />the primary unit, provide needed space for <br />a teenager or elder family member, or act as <br />transitional single-family housing. As a source <br />of afi''ordable rental housing, they avoid t/�e <br />"institutional" character of many apartment <br />projects and the segregation of low-income <br />groups. Ancillary units can be built at ground <br />level„ over the garage, or as an addition to the <br />main house, as long as they meet development <br />standards such as setbacks and FE1R. <br />Ancillary Unit <br />Planning More Livable Communities with Transit-Oriented Development <br />57 <br />