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Planning commission proposal would raise allowable accessory structure sizes, prompt ADU changes
Summary
Hooper planning staff and the planning commission recommended allowing larger accessory structures and increasing accessory dwelling unit (ADU) size limits in select residential zones. Council asked for additional work on parking, occupancy verification and impervious‑surface impacts before drafting ordinance language.
Hooper City planning staff presented recommendations from the planning commission to increase allowed sizes for accessory (oversized) structures and to change rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and the council discussed next steps and additional safeguards.
Malcolm, the city planner (surname not provided), summarized the commission’s research and said the planning commission recommended raising accessory structure allowances to better match what the city has been approving via conditional use permits. The proposal would, for example, allow larger shops without a conditional use in some zones and set a framework where an…
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