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Planning commission approves code cleanup to explicitly allow cottage industries in residential and mixed-use zones
Summary
The commission approved a code text amendment adding cottage industries as permitted uses in specified residential and mixed-use commercial zones to align the zoning code with a recently adopted cottage industries definition; the public hearing closed with no speakers.
The Mendon Planning Commission voted to accept staff’s recommendation to amend the city code to explicitly allow cottage industries in specified residential and mixed-use commercial zones. Staff described the change as a cleanup to reflect an earlier adoption of a cottage-industry definition and to ensure the code text matches that intent.
Michael explained the cottage-industries change was intended to allow limited home-based businesses — for example, piano teachers, art instructors and similar low-impact services — in the residential zones and in certain commercial mixed-use zones where home occupations already are permitted. The item was presented as a public hearing; no members of the public spoke, the hearing was closed, and the commission moved to adopt the staff-proposed language and conditions.
A commissioner moved to accept the conditions and the code changes listed by staff; another commissioner seconded and the motion passed on voice vote. Staff said the change is a cleanup and is not intended to expand uses beyond what was discussed when the cottage industries code was originally adopted.
