Queen Creek, AZ Accessory Structures: ADU Owner Occupancy (2026)

1, covering separate entrances, permanent foundations, utility connections and lot coverage. Buried in that list is subsection o, which speaks directly to occupancy: it states that no familial, marital, employment or other preexisting relationship is required between whoever lives in the primary single-family dwelling and whoever occupies the ADU on the same lot or parcel. That means an owner can rent the ADU to a stranger, a caregiver, or a tenant with no connection to the household in the main house, and the Town will not ask about the relationship as part of permitting.

1, which limits a lot to one attached or one detached ADU (subject to the population-triggered second-unit rule in subsection q), caps the ADU at 75% of the primary home's habitable area or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less, and requires a five-foot minimum side and rear setback. The Town Council's May 2026 update kept the no-relationship-required language intact while it tightened other ADU mechanics, which signals a deliberate policy choice to let ADUs function as independent rental housing rather than accessory space tied to a specific occupant. S. S. Section 12-1134), Queen Creek has strong incentive to keep this permissive stance rather than add an owner-occupancy string.