Proposal would allow tiny home parks in R‑4, adds detailed design guidelines
Summary
The hearing officer presented language to permit tiny home parks in R‑4 and to add detailed design standards; packet defines tiny homes as permanently installed units under 400 sq ft and reserves tiny homes on wheels for RV parks.
The proposed zoning amendments would add tiny home parks as an allowable use in R‑4 residential districts and create a new supplemental section with design guidelines for tiny home parks. Dr. Jim Johnson read the packet language defining tiny homes and said the code would treat permanently installed tiny homes under 400 square feet differently from tiny homes on wheels, which the packet specifies are not allowable residential uses in town and must be parked in RV parks.
"Tiny home means a small dwelling unit under 400 square feet that is permanently installed," Dr. Johnson read during the presentation of the definitions. The new Section 18.100.290 in the packet supplies standards for park layout, permanence, and when tiny homes may serve as primary residences (only within a tiny home park), according to the hearing officer's summary.
Supporters in public comment welcomed clearer rules for tiny homes and mixed use; the hearing officer recommended forwarding the full package to Mayor and Council for readings. Any final adoption will come only after Council action and the statutory review period.
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