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Planning commission recommends conditional permit for employee housing at 731 Oakley Point with nontransferable condition
Summary
The Northland County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a conditional‑use permit allowing a converted three‑bedroom house at 731 Oakley Point to operate as a two‑unit dwelling for Horn Harbor employees, adding a condition that the permit be revoked if ownership leaves the Hester family. Neighbors raised concerns about occupancy limits, parking, septic capacity and fire‑safety inspections.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a conditional‑use permit on a converted single‑family property at 731 Oakley Point on a motion that added a nontransferability condition. The permit would allow the three‑bedroom dwelling, built with two kitchens and separate meters, to be used as a multi‑unit dwelling intended to house employees of Horn Harbor Restaurant.
The commission opened a public hearing after staff said the structure had originally been permitted as a single‑family, three‑bedroom house and later was found at final inspection to contain two separate dwelling units. Applicant Danny Hester told commissioners the house was completed, final‑inspected and intended strictly as employee housing: “I own Horn…
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