Neighbors protest 1,500‑square‑foot ADU request; planner recommends approval
Patricia Cordero sought permission to build a 1,500 sq ft accessory dwelling at 905 Haymarket Drive; staff recommended approval but multiple longtime neighbors said they did not receive mailed notice and warned the decision could set a precedent for subdivision and higher density.
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Patricia Cordero asked Polk County to allow a 1,500‑square‑foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on her 2.13‑acre property at 905 Haymarket Drive, saying the unit is intended for her parents and grandmother. Andrew Grohowski, the land‑development case planner, told the hearing the lot is a legal lot of record and staff recommends approval with conditions — including that the ADU use the existing driveway and that the parcel may not be subdivided under the conditions of the staff report.
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