Hooper staff recommend raising size threshold for accessory structures, propose ordinance draft to cut hearing load
City planning staff presented data showing a steady stream of oversized accessory-structure applications and suggested raising permitted sizes (or switching to a percentage-of-rear-yard rule) and refining ADU handling to reduce administrative reviews. The commission asked staff to draft ordinance language and return with options.
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Amanda, a city planning staff member, told the Hooper City Council that the city has seen dozens of oversized accessory-structure applications in recent years and presented options to reduce the number of conditional-use hearings those projects require.
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