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a. Private guest cabins shall be used solely by the occupants of the seasonal or principal dwelling, including their domestic employees, caretakers or nonpaying guests. Private guest cabins shall not be rented or leased for compensation. b. The minimum dry buildable record lot area required for approval of a private guest cabin conditional use permit without a variance shall be 5.0 acres. Approval of a private guest cabin conditional use permit on an existing record lot of less than 5.0 acres shall be subject to strict showing of compliance with health and sanitation performance standards. M�LANI� GVIRTIS I `� q�'L•2�}-�1•�}-(02"1 I�MGURTISC^�G1.OR-ONO.MN.US From: Person, Jeffrey A. [mailto:jeffrey.person@centerpointenergy.com] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 6:14 PM To: Melanie Curtis Subject: RE: Guest Cabin We have never had a "bathroom" in our 140 year old seasonal cabin. Have always had an outhouse. Our cabin was built in 1870 and never had a bath room as part of its design. We didn't think an add on to such an old building was the right thing to do. Should we continue using the outhouse as is or should we move the outhouse 10 feet from the septic tanks and put in a working toilet? We now have a legitimate septic system but no bathroom.The proposed add on was not going to be used as a "bunk room" but rather as a shed and a shower/toilet facility. The tanks were put in the ground last week as per the septic design.We don't want to have a separate "guest cabin", just a functional bathroom.... From: Melanie Curtis [mailto:MCurtis@ci.orono.mn.us] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:45 PM To: Person, Jeffrey A. Cc: Christine Mattson Subject: Guest Cabin Jeffrey Christine and I reviewed your submission this afternoon and have come to the conclusion (based on the following information) that your project requires a conditional use permit(CUP). As you may be aware, the RS Zoning District regulations (which govern land uses on Big Island) are quite complex. Your submittal includes a 12' x 24' bunk house, which includes a bathroom. If there is a legal permitted use on the property(your seasonal cabin), an additional habitable building, between 400 and 600 square feet, which does not include a bathroom can be permitted with a building permit. The inclusion of the bathroom facilities in your proposal is what has triggered the need for the CUP. If you wish to pursue the CUP option I would be happy to meet with you to discuss the process. One thing you should be aware of is that the RS District requires that all habitable buildings meet certain minimum standards (also listed below). A guest cabin must be at least 400 square feet in area and cannot be narrower than 20-feet in width at the narrowest dimension. If you remove the bathroom facilities you would still need to increase the square footage to 400 square feet and meet the minimum width requirement. I have highlighted relevant sections of the RS District code excerpts below for your information. z