Dan says roof-over rebuild will keep same footprint; county building permit required

The Chair opened the meeting and invited public comment. Dan, a local property owner who identified himself during the meeting, described plans to rebuild and re-roof an existing apartment building and said the work would remain within the current foundation and property lines.

Dan told the commission the building’s original roof is failing and that he plans to build new trusses and to "build a new roof" over the existing structure. "It's the exact same footprint, exact same foundation," he said, adding that part of the building will be 12 feet tall and will rise to 16 feet in one section so he can park a motor home at the end.

Commission members and staff clarified process and next steps. A committee member explained that the jurisdiction now requires applicants to apply online through the county for a building permit and that county inspectors will manage inspections once the county approves the permit. The committee member advised Dan to submit complete floor plans and engineering with his county application and to give the plans to staff (Kirk) for review before the county issues permits.

Dan said he is refurbishing rental units but is not changing apartment layouts; he also said he has engineering work completed and will include floor plans with his permit submission. He described trusses staged on site and noted he had recently lost two crew members but would arrange workers to complete the project.

The commission did not take a formal vote on Dan’s project. Instead, staff and commissioners indicated no additional planning approval was required because the work remains on the same footprint; Dan was told to proceed with the county building-permit application process.

The meeting moved on after those clarifications.