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Commission hears and later approves CUP for tiny house on 0.74-acre Massey Road lot
Summary
After a public hearing the Commission approved a conditional use permit for Mia and Derico Countryman to build a small stick‑built home on 0.74 acres at 201 Massey Rd; Planning & Zoning recommended approval because the parcel did not meet the state's one‑acre septic guidance.
The Commission opened a public hearing on Feb. 24 for a conditional use permit (CUP) requested by Mia and Derico Countryman for 201 Massey Rd, a 0.74‑acre R3 parcel.
Planning & Zoning Chair Brent Ingersoll told the board the application required a CUP because the lot did not meet the state's one‑acre guidance for septic systems; the applicants said a perk test passed. "They plan on putting a tiny home, the perk test passed," the hearing record states. No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing. The board closed the hearing and later approved the Countrymans' CUP at a called meeting on Feb. 27; the approval remains subject to obtaining required building permits and meeting health‑department and county zoning requirements.
Chairman Charles Coffey noted during the work session and hearings that the Commission seeks to be fair and consistent when reviewing CUPs; in the work session he said, "we aren't trying to be difficult; we are trying to be fair for everyone." The recorded Commission approval was unanimous at the Feb. 27 called meeting, but the resolution and building permits must still be completed by planning staff and the health department before construction begins.
