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Council reviews draft ordinance to add 'live‑work dwellings' and amend Title 16 commercial uses
Summary
Councilors discussed a draft ordinance that would remove a permitted "commercial application" use and add a conditional "live‑work dwelling" use in commercial and hotel/resort zones; staff and the town attorney flagged formatting edits and cross‑references.
At the work session the council reviewed a revised draft ordinance to amend Title 16 zoning language to define and regulate "live‑work dwellings" and to remove existing references to a "commercial application" permitted use.
Why it matters: the proposal would change how mixed residential/commercial spaces are allowed in commercial zones and hotel‑resort zones, shifting some uses from permitted to conditional status and adding new definitions for "live‑work dwelling" and related terms.
What the draft does The revised draft replaces the prior before‑and‑after formatting with a single revised document that: adds definitions for "live‑work dwelling" and "live quarters"; deletes references to "commercial application" as a permitted use in specified commercial chapters; and adds a conditional‑use subsection for live‑work dwellings in applicable commercial and hotel‑resort chapters. Planning‑commission recommendations were reflected in the draft, and no substantive changes to the planning commission’s language were reported at the work session.
Formatting and procedure Council members and staff noted formatting issues in the draft (cross‑references and chapter headings) and asked staff to correct the ordinance's layout before a public hearing. The town attorney (Darlene) and staff advised that certain deleted/added lines be placed clearly in the ordinance so future readers can see the change.
Next steps Council did not vote on the ordinance during the work session. Members asked planning and legal staff to tidy the draft's formatting, confirm cross‑references (for example, the amended chapter numbers) and prepare the item for the regular meeting agenda and public hearing.
