Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Hooper council weighs major changes to accessory-dwelling and oversized-structure rules
Summary
City planner presented a planning-commission recommendation that would substantially increase allowed accessory-structure sizes, permit both attached and detached accessory dwelling units per lot, and add parking and siting requirements; council instructed staff/attorney to prepare ordinance language for further review.
Hooper City Council members discussed a planning-commission recommendation to substantially increase the sizes allowed for detached accessory structures and to revise accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules at their Oct. 2 meeting.
Malcolm Deakins, Hooper city planner, said the planning commission recommended raising the threshold at which accessory structures require a conditional-use permit and increasing the maximum detached accessory-dwelling-unit (DADU) size — including a proposed allowance of up to 2,500 square feet in R-1 zones under the recommendation. "So it's a big change," Deakins said, summarizing the commission's proposal.
The draft changes presented would: increase the allowed accessory-structure size across zones; allow one attached secondary dwelling and one…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
