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Commission votes to add ordinance language allowing unoccupied storage under covered porches
Summary
Commissioners agreed to draft and notice language clarifying that a covered porch may include 'unoccupied storage' beneath it (cold storage/cellars), to be added to the town's ordinance and noticed before the required hearing period.
The Levan Planning and Zoning Commission asked staff July 2 to draft ordinance language clarifying that an enclosed or covered porch may include an unoccupied storage area beneath it, commonly used for cold storage.
Commissioners described the change as narrowly focused: allowing non‑habitable storage under a porch that protrudes into the existing setback allowance for covered porches. "All we need to do is add that that can be an unoccupied storage underneath," said Unidentified Speaker 1, who led the discussion. Commissioners agreed the storage area must be explicitly unoccupied and not a living space such as a bedroom.
The chair noted the need to follow the town's notice requirements and the 10‑day minimum before a hearing. Commissioners asked staff to prepare concise ordinance language to add the term "unoccupied storage area" to the provision that allows covered porches to encroach into the setback.
No final ordinance was adopted at the meeting; staff will prepare the draft for public notice and a future hearing.
