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Chickasha council approves special-use permit allowing rental of renovated garage at 108 S. 14th St.
Summary
After a public hearing, the council granted James Perryman a use-on-review permit to convert and separately lease a garage behind a single-family home at 108 South Fourteenth Street, despite staff's initial recommendation against approval under R-1 zoning.
The Chickasha City Council approved a special exemption (use-on-review) allowing James Perryman to renovate a detached garage at 108 South Fourteenth Street and lease it separately from the primary residence.
Perryman said he plans to rehabilitate the garage as a one-bedroom, one-bath 'mother-in-law' suite to be leased separately. He told the council he does not live in Chickasha and that one adjoining property is already a rental; he said he had not received formal neighborhood objections though one neighbor asked about parking.
City staff told the council the property is zoned R-1, the city's most restrictive single-family district, and that renting an accessory building to unrelated persons conflicts with the zoning code's intent. Danielle Charles, the permit technician who handles planning work, said staff did not recommend approval at the Planning Commission stage because R-1 rules generally prohibit separate rentals on the same lot.
Perryman and his representative said the city had approved a similar mother-in-law separate rental at 607 West Wisconsin within the past year and that nearby parcels include grandfathered multi-unit uses. Council members voiced concerns about parking and the consistency of exceptions, but also heard from Perryman that he intends a full rehabilitation that he said would improve property values.
After closing the public hearing, the council voted to approve the use-on-review permit. The roll-call record in the transcript shows a majority in favor with two council members voting no and one abstention in related votes; the mayor closed the matter after the vote.
The approval allows Perryman to proceed with the rehabilitation as a separate rental unit. City staff noted that if ownership intends a family member to occupy the accessory unit, that would be an allowed use; this action approves renting it to an unrelated tenant under a use-on-review exception.
Notes: Staff and Planning Commission previously recommended against approval under R-1 zoning; council granted a case-by-case exception in this instance.
