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El Dorado commission approves special-use permit to convert detached garage at 255 SE 20th St.
Summary
The El Dorado City Commission approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to allow an accessory apartment in a detached garage at 255 Southeast 20th Street after a positive recommendation from the planning commission and Butler County.
The El Dorado City Commission voted to approve an ordinance granting a special-use permit for an accessory apartment at 255 Southeast Twentieth Street, the commission announced at its meeting.
City staff told the commission the applicant proposes converting the property’s detached garage into a one-bedroom apartment, with separate water and electric meters for each dwelling unit. The property is zoned AR (Agricultural Residential), where accessory apartments require a special-use permit. Butler County offered a positive recommendation on the case at its July 22, 2025 meeting, and the city planning commission recommended approval after a July 24, 2025 public hearing.
A staff member explained that the property currently contains two occupied single-family units and that, because the lot lies in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the city reviews land-use and zoning but Butler County retains authority for building permits and inspections. The commission received the planning commission’s recommendation and then moved and seconded a motion to approve Ordinance Case No. 25-04SUUP. The motion carried on a voice vote with commissioners saying “aye.”
The commission’s action approves the zoning step required to allow the accessory apartment; any building work will still need to satisfy Butler County permitting and inspection requirements.
For reference, the planning commission and Butler County considered the application in July 2025; the city commission debated and approved the ordinance at the meeting.
