The Wimberley planning panel voted to recommend that the City Council approve a conditional use permit (CUP) for a vacation rental at 300 Rhodes Lane, amended to limit occupancy to six adults and to base the permit on the property’s existing mobile home structure.

The recommendation came at the close of public hearing item 6.1 (CUP ASCAP 2059) after commissioners discussed parking, septic capacity and how occupancy limits should be written into the council ordinance. Nathan (city staff) told the panel that “if the city council conditions the conditional use permit on just using that 1 structure, I’d write it into the ordinance. So that would be part of it.”

Panel members debated whether to set an explicit adult-occupancy cap and whether children should be counted. Commissioner Mac proposed an amendment tied to the existing structure; a motion to approve the CUP with a limit “not to exceed 6” adults was made, seconded and approved by the panel. Madam chairman then closed the hearing and announced, “We have passed item 6.1, CUP 20 five-nine, amended to recommend to council that Elise be able to operate her vacation rental at 300 Rhodes Lane based on the existing mobile home and a maximum occupancy of 6 adults, children not specified.”

During discussion commissioners and commenters said parking was not a principal concern for the site; several speakers noted four vehicles would fit but that an eight-adult occupancy could feel tight. Panel members also flagged that the application included limited information about the septic system; one commissioner said the record contained “no information on the septic system.”

Panelists emphasized that land-use wording should focus on the structure approved for the CUP and that occupancy enforcement and detailed health/sanitation questions could involve other city or county departments. Nathan advised the commission that the city attorney could review any ordinance language to ensure it stayed within land-use authority and to advise whether an occupancy limit should be framed as a land‑use condition or handled through other codes.

The panel’s motion, as amended, recommends that the council approve CUP ASCAP 2059 for 300 Rhodes Lane with two conditions captured in the recommendation: (1) the CUP apply to the existing mobile home structure on the property, and (2) maximum occupancy be limited to six adults; the draft recommendation left the status of children unspecified.

The panel closed the item and moved to other business. The council will receive the planning panel’s recommendation at a future meeting; the commission did not set an implementation date and noted the council or its attorney could modify ordinance language when the council considers the item.