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Board considers conditional approval allowing garage apartment but requires septic upgrade if house renovated
Summary
The board considered a motion to grant conditional approval for a garage with an apartment to use the existing 1,000-gallon septic tank now but to require a larger tank (discussed as 1,250–1,500 gallons) if the house is later renovated; the motion was made and a vote was called but the transcript does not include a tally.
A presenter moved for conditional approval that would allow a garage containing a temporary one-bedroom apartment to connect to the existing septic system now, but would require a septic upgrade if the main house is later renovated.
"So I will make a motion to have, to grant a conditional approval on this, where the garage is only utilized that 1000 gallon tank," the presenter said. In the exchange afterward the required future tank size was discussed inconsistently — the presenter said 1,250 gallons and the Chair later referenced 1,500 gallons — and the board did not resolve the numeric discrepancy on the record.
The board asked for the required upgrade to be drawn into the plans ("John has to draw that in on the plans"), and the Chair asked staff (Felicia) to call the vote. The transcript records the motion and a vote call but does not contain a roll-call tally or a clear recorded outcome.
