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Commission backs code change to let site‑built homes (and garages) in the platted Canyons RV subdivision
Summary
Planning commissioners recommended the City Council adopt an amendment to Title 10, Chapter 43 to allow site‑built dwellings (stick‑framed homes) with larger footprints in a platted RV subdivision recorded before January 2020, a change applicants say will let property owners add garages and second stories.
The Hurricane Planning Commission on May 22 recommended that the City Council adopt a land‑use code amendment (LUCA‑25‑04) to allow site‑built dwellings with larger footprints in a platted RV subdivision known as the Canyons. The amendment applies only to platted RV subdivisions recorded before January 2020 and would allow a footprint approach (900‑square‑foot baseline footprint with allowance for a second story) that the applicants said would enable garages and two‑story homes on many lots.
Applicant presentation and rationale Joby (Pauli) Venuti, representing Western CRE and the property owners, explained the subdivision was platted in 1987 and lots were later sold individually. Venuti said many purchasers brought in park models and then added unregulated additions; Venuti and his brother bought undeveloped lots and worked with staff on setbacks and structure sizing. “If we did the setbacks… what could be built on one of these lots? It was 900 on the very smallest lots…,” Venuti said, explaining the 900‑square‑foot footprint baseline and that stick framing was preferred over park models because it brings building inspections.
Why it matters: building type, water meters and public health oversight Staff and the applicant noted an important infrastructure element: many original lots in the subdivision remain on shared master water meters; state rules mean that parcels on a shared water system with enough year‑round occupants are regulated as public water systems. The applicant and staff said resolving water‑metering (individual meters for each lot) is part of making the subdivision conform to typical building and health requirements.
Commission action and conditions The commission voted to recommend the council adopt the code amendment, subject to the normal staff review. Commissioners described the changes as a way to regularize long‑standing site conditions, permit stick‑framed (inspectable) construction instead of park models, allow garages and an additional story, and address the subdivision’s water‑meter situation.
Ending Planning staff will forward the commission’s recommendation and the draft ordinance language to the City Council for consideration.
