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County conditionally approves McDonald family-care ADU at 376 JJ Kelly Road
Summary
The Board approved a limited-impact family-care ADU conversion of an on-site equipment shed for a 95-year-old relative, conditioned on 11 staff requirements including full rated separation between agricultural and residential spaces and exterior lighting compliance.
The Boulder County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approved Docket LU-25-0008 on Nov. 18, allowing conversion of an existing equipment shed into a 700-square-foot family-care accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for a 95-year-old resident at 376 JJ Kelly Road, subject to the 11 conditions in the staff recommendation.
Pete LaRoche, Community Planning & Permitting, summarized staff analysis and recommended conditional approval. "Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve docket LU-25-0008, McDonough family care ADU, subject to the conditions outlined in the staff recommendation," LaRoche said, noting staff’s review that the proposed reuse is consistent with the land-use criteria when conditioned.
Applicant Aaron Sky McDonald described the household need and accessibility improvements planned for the unit, telling commissioners the unit is being proposed to provide daily care for a 95-year-old family member who can no longer safely live alone. "She successfully lived alone up until now," McDonald said, and described accessibility features including extra-wide doors, zero-entry shower, lower counters and grab bars.
Staff described referrals and conditions: the Lions Fire Protection District requested a fire-rated separation between the agricultural workshop and the ADU; staff recommended that the final permitting plans show a fully rated separation wall and that exterior lighting fixtures be made compliant at final inspection. The ADU was proposed at the 700-square-foot size limit for family-care ADUs and will reuse existing structure and minimize grading and natural-resource impacts per staff analysis.
No public comments were submitted in person or virtually during the hearing. After questions about how annual monitoring and potential future changes of occupant/caregiver would be handled, the board moved and approved the conditional use as recommended, with the added note that substantial changes would require additional review.
Next steps: applicant to submit final plans showing required rated separation and lighting corrections; staff to monitor compliance via annual reports and permit inspections.
