Commission to forward garage-placement amendment, keeps 15-unit short-term rental cap and schedules Pinnacle review

Manila’s Planning & Zoning Commission announced it will draft recommended amendments to the town’s garage-placement rule (Article 5, Section 503(7)) and forward those recommendations to the town council for consideration.

Speaker 1 told the commission the language governing garage placement will be amended and that the commission will transmit its recommendations once staff finalizes revisions. The action follows a hearing in which members identified a recent application (Tim Hawthorne’s house at 264 North Dry Creek) that proposes a front-facing attached garage; commissioners cited the existing ordinance’s limits on such configurations.

Separately, the commission discussed short-term rentals and agreed to keep the current cap at 15 units. Speaker 1 noted the cap is already in force and no additional vote was required to retain it. Members also discussed upcoming development review work related to the Pinnacle project. Speaker 4 said Sunrise suggested forming a development review committee that would include school and sheriff’s office representatives and utility partners; the meeting was scheduled for the 14th and community stakeholders were invited to attend.

Staff directions recorded during the meeting include drafting ordinance text for Article 5 Section 503(7) and emailing the existing ordinance citation to applicants whose proposals conflict with current rules. The commission asked staff to post meeting notices and circulate details for the Pinnacle development review session.