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Staff seeks initiation of text amendment to include houseboats and short‑term floating homes in marina definition
Summary
Planning staff asked commissioners to initiate a text amendment to modify the zoning definition of 'marina' so long‑term and short‑term stay houseboats (floating homes/barges) can be considered; staff said current rules allow staying on boats but not barges or floating houses and that a full analysis will return to the commission.
Planning staff requested initiation of a text amendment to modify the zoning definition of “marina” to include long‑ and short‑term stay houseboats (floating houses or barges), saying that current regulations permit staying on boats at marinas but not barges with permanent house‑like structures.
Staff said the request is at an early stage and they do not yet have a full analysis. Commissioners and staff discussed that marinas are located in a mix of residential and commercial zones, which will require a careful analysis of where and how such a change should be allowed. Staff said they plan to return with options that could include limitations such as maximum square footage, conditional use permit review, or sunset provisions to address future ownership changes and preserve industrial and marine uses where appropriate.
No final text was provided at the meeting; staff sought initiation so they could begin preparing the broader analysis and draft language for the commission’s future review.
