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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 17, 1986 <br />ZONING AMENDMENT - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NON -RENTAL/ <br />GUEST APARTMENTS WITHIN PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES <br />PUBLIC HEARING 10:50 - 10:51 <br />The Affidavit of Publication was noted. <br />No one was present from the public regarding this matter <br />and the public hearing was closed. <br />Assistant Zoning Administrator Ga£fron explained the <br />intent of the proposed amendment to establish <br />performance standards for non -rental guest apartments <br />within principal residences. He stated that the <br />Planning Commission should address these issues: <br />a) Is the "double the lot area" standard reasonable <br />for a guest apartment. <br />b) Parking concerns? <br />Chairman Kelley stated that he felt such guest <br />apartments should be allowed under a conditional use <br />permit. He would like to avoid complete separate living <br />areas. <br />Bellows stated that she would like to avoid an exterior <br />appearance of a duplex, but not legislate against live- <br />in help etc. <br />Taylor stated that he was not as concerned about the <br />separate entrance issue, and would prefer to continue <br />treating these on a case by case basis. <br />Planning Commission directed staff to bring back to <br />their next meeting a proposed wording and performance <br />standards for guest apartments as a Conditional Use, <br />incorporating the following concepts: <br />1. Lot area is not a concern if septic and parking <br />concerns are met; performance standards for these <br />should be proposed. <br />2. The Conditional Use Permit review process will <br />address the visual impact on the neighborhood of <br />each specific situation, with the goal that the <br />guest apartment should not be an obvious second <br />dwelling unit when viewed from without, and should <br />not have the appearance of a duplex, i.e. not have <br />two obvious "main entrances". <br />3. Primary access to the guest apartment'should be <br />from within the residence, but secondary accesses <br />are allowable. <br />4. Wet bars and basement kitchens proposed with new <br />homes or remodelings that are obviously not meant to <br />become second dwelling units, need not apply for a <br />Conditional Use Permit as long as the building <br />permit states that they may not become second <br />dwelling units. <br />