Hearing officer moves to approve short-term rental at 7869 S. Honeywood Hill Lane with on-site parking requirement

Cottonwood Heights — The administrative hearing considered CUP-25-016, a request to operate a short-term rental at 7869 South Honeywood Hill Lane in the Honeywood Cove PUD, and the hearing officer moved to approve the permit with a condition requiring all parking to remain on site.

Staff described the unit as a three-bedroom inside a 20-unit planned-unit development that fronts a private street. The applicant proposed accommodating up to eight guests and indicated renters would have 24/7 access to the property owner’s phone to resolve issues. Staff found the project met the city’s short-term rental standards and recommended approval with conditions.

No applicant was present to speak. Christine Middlemas, whose condo is attached to the proposed rental, urged caution and described practical concerns: inconsistent HOA snow removal that had left access blocked on some days and attached garages with low clearances that may not fit SUVs with ski racks. "Because of snow removal, it states in our CC&Rs that you cannot park except in the two garage places," Middlemas said, and she questioned where larger groups of renters would park if garages could not accommodate vehicles.

Staff responded that the property includes a two-car garage and two driveway spaces reserved for renters and that city ordinance requires off-street parking but does not specify a numeric minimum; street parking may not be used to satisfy the requirement. The hearing officer recommended adding a specific condition requiring all parking on the property to avoid street-parking conflicts and advised the applicant to coordinate with the HOA on snow removal and guest communications.

The hearing officer moved to approve CUP-25-016 with the additional condition that all parking be on-site (within garage or driveway). The transcript records the motion but does not include a roll-call vote or tally.