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Mayfield council debates accessory dwelling and short‑term rental draft ordinances; sends drafts to planning commission
Summary
Council members reviewed sample accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and short‑term rental (STR) ordinances from other Utah cities, discussed septic, lot‑size and parking constraints in Mayfield, and directed staff to refine drafts for planning commission review.
The Mayfield Town Council spent a significant portion of its Oct. 8 meeting reviewing draft ordinance examples for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and short‑term rentals (STRs) and discussing which provisions could work in Mayfield’s rural context.
Staff provided examples of internal and external ADU ordinances and a short‑term rental business license form. Council members noted state restrictions on regulating internal ADUs and said the town must address local constraints—particularly septic systems and off‑street parking. Speaker 10 warned that requiring separate septic systems and meters for ADUs in Mayfield’s septic‑reliant service area could effectively circumvent the town’s half‑acre lot standard and make ADUs infeasible in many locations.
Members discussed options other towns use: minimum lot sizes (an example cited a 21,780 sq. ft. minimum), requirements that owners occupy one unit, separate drainfields or room for an additional leach field, and parking requirements intended to avoid street overflow. The council also discussed short‑term rentals and the town’s existing business license code; staff indicated that if the council wants to collect local taxes or regulate STRs, a dedicated short‑term rental ordinance would be preferable to a simple business license amendment.
Council direction: staff and the planning commission will draft Mayfield‑specific ordinance language that addresses septic/leach‑field capacity, minimum lot dimensions, owner‑occupancy and parking, and return a finalized draft for public hearing and council consideration.
