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Planning and Zoning Commission approves garage with accessory apartment at 15 South West, conditioned on state road access
Summary
The Cleveland Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve plans for a 42-by-30-foot garage with an accessory apartment above at 15 South West, contingent on state highway access approval and resolution of sewer/water hookups.
The Cleveland Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 5 approved plans to build a detached garage with an accessory apartment at 15 South West, with the approval conditioned on obtaining state highway access and resolving utility connection issues.
Jim Shane, the property owner and applicant, told the commission he and his family plan to build a 42-foot-by-30-foot garage with two front doors and an apartment above. Shane said the lot measures about 116.5 feet east-to-west and 95 feet north-to-south, roughly 11,067.5 square feet, and that the proposed garage would sit about 20 feet from the house; the accessory apartment would include a bathroom and bedrooms. “We'd like to build a garage on our property,” Shane said, summarizing the proposal and describing the hand-drawn site layout he provided to the commission.
The commission reviewed local zoning requirements during the discussion, including minimum lot size for a two-family/multifamily dwelling (7,500 square feet plus 1,000 square feet for each additional dwelling unit) and setback rules for accessory buildings. Commissioners noted that the lot size as presented met the numerical lot-area requirement for an accessory apartment and that side-yard minimums (the applicant’s plan showed an 8.5-foot side) appeared to meet the ordinance. Commissioners also discussed a measured rear setback of 23 feet versus an interior-lot rear standard of 25 feet, and noted that accessory-building rules and corner-lot calculations would affect the applicable measurements.
Commissioners and the applicant discussed access and utilities as outstanding conditions. The proposed vehicle entrance would face Main Street (State Highway 55), and commissioners advised Shane he must secure state approval for a driveway or approach from the state agency that manages the highway. Shane said he would contact Castle Valley Special Service District (CVSSD) to have the sewer line scoped; CVSSD staff member Jacob Sharp had been consulted regarding the need to locate the property’s sewer connection. Commissioners also said county planning staff (Jim Jennings was named as a contact) should be consulted about meter and water-connection rules for adding a separate dwelling unit.
After questions and clarifications, the commission voted to approve the plans with the stated conditions: that the applicant obtain the necessary state highway access approval and address the sewer and water hookup requirements with CVSSD and county planning. A commissioner moved to approve the plans with those stipulations; the motion was seconded and passed with all commissioners present voting in favor.
The commission also noted that the applicant had engaged an architect but that final, professionally drawn plans would follow once approvals and conditions were resolved. The commission provided a copy of the zoning guidance to the applicant to share with the architect and advised confirming utility and state-access approvals before contracting for finalized construction documents.
The commission tabled a separate agenda item for Carla and Lacey Sherman (an update from a modular to a full building) because the applicants were not present. The meeting adjourned after the two items were handled.
