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Commission approves secondary-dwelling permit at 1833 Sunbeam Court after neighbor objects over deed restrictions
Summary
A special-use permit allowing a secondary dwelling unit with a separate electric meter at 1833 Sunbeam Court was approved 6-0; a nearby resident cited deed restrictions but staff said enforcement of deed restrictions is private and not a city function.
The Midlothian Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved a specific-use permit for a secondary dwelling unit (ADU) at 1833 Sunbeam Court, voting 6-0 to grant the request.
Senior planner Daniel Humbert presented the request and said staff finds the ADU compatible with surrounding low-density residential uses and consistent with the future land-use designation; staff recommended approval. Applicant David A. said the secondary dwelling is "for our daughter to live in the in our same, lot," and cited a master electrician's letter that the separate electrical meter is necessary because reconfiguring the primary panel would be economically infeasible and potentially unsafe.
A neighbor, James Hunt, who said he lives on Sunbeam, opposed adding more than one dwelling per lot and pointed to deed restrictions he said limit lots in Sunshine Place Phase 2 to a single dwelling. Staff responded that enforcing private deed restrictions is not the city's responsibility and is not part of the commission's decision.
After questions about septic requirements and setbacks, commissioners moved to approve the SUP as presented; the vote recorded on the motion was 6-0.
