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Board approves ADU permit for Dilly Road property amid health-related exception
Summary
The zoning board recommended approval of an accessory dwelling unit permit for 17890 Dilly Road to allow an existing house to remain as an ADU while a larger home is completed; staff said the ADU permit was explicitly created to address family health and caregiving needs. The BOCC will consider the recommendation on July 16.
The Johnson County Zoning Board recommended approval of an accessory dwelling unit permit for a property at 17890 Dilly Road, where the owner requested that an existing home remain as an accessory unit because of serious family health needs.
Karen Miller, planning staff, said the 12-acre parcel’s context and history made the request appropriate for the ADU permit: the lot is considerably larger than the 2-acre threshold used for administrative ADU approvals, the existing dwelling was built in 1979 and the owner planned to construct a new principal dwelling farther back on the parcel. "One of [the ADU] purposes is to address the health needs of family members," Miller said in explaining why staff recommended approval.
Applicant Kent McIntyre described family medical circumstances and said his daughter would move to the property to assist with care. Board members discussed the repeated use of exceptions to the 900-square-foot administrative standard but acknowledged the applicant’s circumstances and the property context. Rod Richardson said that while he had concerns about the broader policy trend, he would support the application on its merits.
The board voted to recommend approval; the item will be on the BOCC agenda July 16.
Board discussion returned repeatedly to whether the county should revisit ADU limits and owner-occupancy language to reduce ambiguity about future rental and long-term neighborhood effects.
