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Depoe Bay commissioners endorse staff—indings that temporary habitation of remodeled garage is permissible as similar use
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to memorialize staff's similar-use interpretation allowing temporary habitation of a remodelled garage during construction, while directing staff to document the discussion and confirm code constraints and building-department requirements.
The Depoe Bay Planning Commission on March 12 agreed to memorialize a staff interpretation that a temporarily occupied, remodeled garage may qualify as a "similar use" to temporary manufactured housing or RV occupancy for the duration of on-site construction, allowing the applicant to remain on-site in the accessory building while the primary home is rebuilt.
Jamie Crawford, planner with AKS Engineering, told the commission staff brought the question forward because Depoe Bay's code currently lacks explicit language for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and some building-permit work would create habitable features inside an existing garage. Crawford described the proposal as an interior remodel that would add a bathroom and sleeping area but no permanent cooking or laundry installations. He said the building department and county will apply structural and life-safety…
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