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Page County schedules public hearing on zoning changes for tiny homes, yurts and domes
Summary
Staff proposed new definitions and zoning rules to treat tiny homes as single-family dwellings, restrict camping-type domes/yurts to campgrounds, and require a public hearing; the board agreed to schedule a February hearing after the planning commission recommended approval.
Page County staff presented a draft amendment to the zoning ordinance to define and regulate alternative dwelling structures such as tiny homes, yurts, domes and shipping-container dwellings, and the board voted to schedule a public hearing for the proposal at its February meeting.
Planning staff said they have documented domes, yurts, tree houses and shipping-container structures already permitted as single-family detached dwellings in the county, excluding campground units. Complaints about domes built in Jewel Hollow prompted the planning office to propose new definitions and location rules. The draft would generally allow camping-style domes and yurts only in campgrounds; to qualify as a single-family dwelling a structure must meet building-code and engineering standards. Tiny-home dwellings are proposed to be permitted by right in Agricultural and Woodland Conservation districts and by special-use permit in residential districts.
Staff said the planning commission held a public hearing in December, received no public comments and recommended approval of the draft. Board members discussed aesthetics, screening and enforcement concerns; one supervisor asked how constructions such as yurts would fare long term and highlighted the need to prevent travel trailers and RVs from being used as permanent “tiny homes” without meeting building- and health-code requirements.
On motion and second, the board voted to set a public hearing on the proposed zoning changes at the February regular meeting.
