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Committee OKs CUP for accessory building after neighborhood mitigation measures
Summary
After neighbors raised concerns, the committee approved a conditional use permit for a limited family business with 21 conditions focusing on storage, vehicle types, and site screening; the applicants said they installed privacy fencing and landscape buffering.
The committee considered CUP 2709 for a residential accessory building intended to serve a limited family business in the Town of Cottage Grove. Staff found the application met the relevant conditional-use standards after the applicants submitted additional mitigation (privacy fencing and landscaping) and clarified the scope of the accessory commercial activity.
The applicants described household-scale equipment and the desire to store vehicles inside the new structure rather than outdoors; one applicant said the family bought fencing and privacy trees to address neighbor concerns. Committee members discussed the line between personal storage and commercial use and agreed to conditions that limit outdoor storage and specify expiration of the CUP upon sale to an unrelated third party. The committee approved the CUP with 21 conditions after making findings of fact.
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