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Planning commission proposes larger accessory units, council begins review

Hooper City Council · August 25, 2025

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Summary

Hooper planning staff presented Planning Commission recommendations to increase allowable accessory/oversized structure sizes and to permit one internal and one external ADU per principal dwelling; council discussed parking, owner-occupancy verification and impervious-surface caps and asked staff for more analysis before drafting code changes.

Planning staff presented Aug. 21 recommendations from the Planning Commission to adjust the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and oversized-structure standards.

Staff said the commission recommended increasing maximum accessory-structure sizes across zones (examples discussed included up to 5,000 sq. ft. in some R-1…

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