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Planning commission advances zoning definition changes for domes, yurts and tiny homes to public hearing
Summary
Staff presented proposed ordinance language adding a 'domes and yurt camping' definition limited to campgrounds and introducing a 'tiny-home dwelling' category (minimum 401 sq ft); commissioners agreed to schedule a public hearing Dec. 10 after legal review and edits.
Page County planning staff presented draft edits to the zoning ordinance that add a definition for domes and yurt camping and create a new tiny-home dwelling classification, and the planning commission voted to schedule the draft for public hearing.
Staff read the proposed dome and yurt camping definition aloud, describing such structures as “a spherical structure commonly used for recreational purposes” and recommended that those structures be permitted only in campgrounds under Page County Code chapter 128. On tiny homes, staff said the draft creates a 'tiny-home dwelling' category defined to require at least 401 square feet, effectively allowing tiny homes to be treated similarly to single-family detached dwellings in most zones while preserving special-use requirements for manufactured units in residential districts. Staff said the changes reflect prior direction and legal review by the county attorney.
Commissioners discussed scope and placement. One commissioner asked whether a permanent yurt used as a dwelling would fall under the dwelling definition; staff and the commission agreed that a permanent yurt used as a residence should be treated as a dwelling and not as a camping/yurt use. Commissioners also debated whether tiny homes should be allowed in the county’s single residential district by right; staff noted that manufactured tiny homes remain subject to SUP in residential districts and that separating stick-built tiny homes from manufactured ones could be considered, but the commission left that to staff discretion.
A motion to schedule public hearing was made for Dec. 10 (the only date available before the new year). The motion was seconded and carried on a roll-call vote (Miss Kyle: yes; Mr. Adams: yes; Chairman Burner: yes). Staff will return the draft ordinance to the commission for public hearing with final edits and page-numbering fixed for the packet.
The commission also noted an editorial issue: staff will correct pagination errors and any minor text fixes before the public hearing.
