Commission approves owner‑occupied bed‑and‑breakfast at base of Nordic ski area, requires hard‑surface visitor parking

The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit to operate an owner‑occupied bed‑and‑breakfast dwelling across from the Nordic (Nordic ski) area, subject to conditions that address parking and business licensure.

Applicant Adam Wiedeski told the commission the five‑bedroom home will host guests in two existing, vacant bedrooms without exterior modifications, and that guests will primarily use onsite parking areas including a horseshoe driveway and spaces adjacent to the garage. Staff noted the bed‑and‑breakfast code limits overnight guest rooms, requires owner occupancy and requires two host spaces plus one guest space per guest room. The principal unresolved issue was visitor parking surfacing: county code requires hard‑surface parking (asphalt or concrete) for visitor parking; the applicant had proposed gravel in some locations and indicated some existing hard‑surfaced stalls on the north side of the garage.

Planning staff recommended approval with a condition that visitor parking not be within the front setback and that no parking occur within the public right‑of‑way. Commissioners approved the permit and added the explicit requirement that visitor parking be constructed as hard surface (asphalt or concrete) as required by ordinance; a business license will be required before opening.

The permit was approved by voice vote. Staff noted that how the permit will be treated if jurisdiction shifts to a new municipal entity was an unresolved procedural issue to be handled later.