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Commission discusses accessory dwellings, site plans and home-occupation criteria
Summary
The commission reviewed site-plan requirements for boarding houses and conversions, accessory dwelling unit size and septic requirements, and criteria distinguishing home occupations from home businesses (traffic, employees, heavy equipment).
Will Goodwin reviewed site-plan requirements, noting that converting motels or hotels may remove the need for certain boarding-house-specific site plans. He described accessory dwelling unit (ADU) size limits and septic system requirements as key constraints for conversions.
The commission also discussed whether home occupations such as repair shops, firewood businesses, or home bakeries should require permits. Members agreed that traffic generation, number of employees, and use of heavy equipment are reasonable criteria to determine if an activity is a regulated home business rather than a home occupation; specific permit thresholds were left to staff to draft.
