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Resident proposes 'stay-and-build' temporary-use permit to allow homeowners to live on lot while new house is built
Summary
At a Cedar Park City Council meeting, resident Michael Enders urged council to consider a temporary-use permit that would let homeowners remain on their property while a replacement house is constructed, citing moving costs, school continuity and construction oversight as benefits.
A Cedar Park resident on Aug. — during the council's public communications period proposed a new temporary-use permit that would allow homeowners to remain in an existing dwelling on a lot while a new home is built.
The permit, which Michael Enders described as a "stay-and-build" temporary-use permit, would allow occupants to live in the existing house during construction and, after the new house receives a certificate of occupancy, require the owner to remove or demolish the old structure within 90 days, Enders said. He said the change would reduce relocation and rental costs and allow families to keep children in the same school.
Enders, who identified himself…
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