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County staff presents rezoning request to allow accessory dwelling unit on Vineyards Creek Church Road property
Summary
Staff described a request to rezone 7.16 acres from A1 to AR at 3159 Vineyards Creek Church Road so an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in a new barndominium can house a child; staff said the parcel’s existing easement and pre-2022 platting make it exempt from recent driveway paving requirements.
At the meeting, planning staff summarized a request by Joyce Warwick on behalf of Hal and Susan Henning to rezone a 7.16-acre parcel at 3159 Vineyards Creek Church Road in Comer (Map 94, Parcel 491B, District 4) from A1 to AR to allow an accessory dwelling unit for a child.
Staff said the site currently has an existing mobile home of 2,112 square feet that the applicants plan to occupy as the primary dwelling. The applicants propose to build a “barndominium” of about 1,950 square feet; staff noted 1,050 square feet of that structure would be living space for the son, and the remaining 900 square feet would be used as a personal shop. Staff said those measurements meet the county’s ADU guidelines because the principal dwelling exceeds 2,000 square feet.
Staff also explained the parcel is accessed by an existing easement that serves four parcels; that easement was platted and recorded in 2020, which staff said predates the county’s 2022 driveway ordinance. Because the easement predates the paving requirement, staff said the property would be exempt from the driveway paving requirement under the present rules. Staff reiterated that the property must be rezoned from A1 to AR to meet AR minimum lot-size requirements.
A commissioner asked whether a primary dwelling that is a mobile home can have a stick-built ADU; staff answered affirmatively. The transcript records questions and staff clarification but does not show a motion or vote on the rezoning request.
