7.a)2) Staff Report-Temp Dwell Code UpdateSCANDIA
Staff RepoVt
Date of Meeting: March 18, 2014
To: City Council
From: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
Re: Ord. No. 152: Temp Dwelling During Construction
Background:
The Planning Commission began reviewing an application for an Interim Use Permit for a Temporary
Dwelling During Construction at their December meeting. The applicant wanted to continue living in his
current home on the property while a new one is being built. This was the first time this section of code
had been utilized. As the Commission was reviewing the potential conditions for the IUP they identified
some areas of concern in the code.
Issue:
Should the City approve the suggested changes to the code related to temporary dwelling units during
construction?
Proposal:
The proposed changes to the code include adding the word County to clearly identify who is responsible
for approving on-site sewer systems. This is also to be consistent with the wording used in the recently
adopted Rural Event Facility ordinance.
More substantive are the changes proposed in Sec.4.26 (7). The Commission and the applicant didn't feel
a good, quality home could always be completed in 6months (180 days) so the time period is proposed to
be extended to one year. Also, as is the case in the current application (which will come to the Council in
April) sometimes the Commission would like to allow for a longer period of time for removing the
temporary dwelling. In this instance the homeowner would like to recycle parts of his current home and
reuse them in his new home. However, if there are not special circumstances like this present, the
Commission felt 30 days to remove the temporary dwelling would be sufficient. So language was added
to allow for a longer time if unique circumstances exist. The Commission, and ultimately the Council,
would determine what constitutes unique circumstances. However, it couldn't be extended beyond 90
days.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed changes at their March 4th meeting. No
public comments were received.
Fiscal Impact:
NA
Options:
1) Approve Ord. No. 152
2) Amend and then Approve Ord. No. 152
3) Do not approve Ord. No. 152
Recommendation:
Option 1.