Staff asks commissioners to define 'dwelling' as code rewrite advances
Staff opened a foundational code question about what legally constitutes a dwelling (kitchens, bathrooms, sleeping spaces) and flagged safety and illegal conversion concerns; commissioners were asked to review the current definition and provide feedback.
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As part of the land-use code workshop, staff asked the commission to consider a foundational question that could influence many code elements: what should legally constitute a "dwelling"? Planning coordinator Corey Shurtleff said the current code ties number of dwellings in a structure largely to the number of kitchens, which can create loopholes when kitchenettes or other fixtures enable the creation of secondary living spaces.
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