RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS  Regular Planning Commission: meeting -4 April 22, 2024  The meeting oft the Town ofl Meeker Planning Commission was called to order by Commissioner Joy at  7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Commissioners Present:  Amanda Back Greg Hanberg LeifJoy Michele Morgan Amanda Smith  StaffPresent: Citizens Present: Approval of Agenda motion carried. Approval of Minutes abstain, motion carried. Public Participation No public participation. Public Hearing  Carly Thomson, Town Planner Mandi Etheridge, Town Administrator LaDonna Eubanks, applicant  Motion to approve agenda made by Commissioner Morgan, second by Commissioner Hanberg. All ayes,  Motion to approve the minutes from the March 25, 2024 Planning Commission meeting made by Commissioner Hanberg, second by Commissioner Morgan. All ayes, Commissioners Smith and Morgan  Commissioner Joy opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. for the Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit request from Stoneledge Properties, LLC to convert aj portion ofthe residence at 1302 Sage Ridge Road, also known as Lot 5, Block 3, Sagel Hills Subdivision, TownofMeeker, into an. Accessory. Dwelling Planner Thomson reminded the Commission that they would be making a recommendation to the Board ofTrustees and thanked the applicant for being present and for following the process as the Town's first ADU application. Stoneledge Properties LLC, member and applicant LaDonna Eubanks, is requesting to convert the basement of the residence located at 1302 Sage Ridge Road into an (ADU). The property is located in the Single-Family Residential zone in the Sage Hills Subdivision. The applicant has indicated int their application that she intends to use the ADU as al long-term rental unit. The proposed ADU willl be the first ADU on thej property and will bei integrated into the existing residence and the applicant will need to apply with the Town of Meeker building department for any applicable permits. The property meets thei requirements fora all off-street parkingincluding those fori thej proposed. ADU: and thej property currently has 2 off-street parking areas and 1 additional off-street parking space for the ADU. The proposed ADU  Unit (ADU).    RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS  is integrated into the existing residence and is not subject to maximum sizes based on lot size. The proposed. ADU will remain under the same ownership as the principal lot. The applicant has not requested as secondary water tap for the proposed ADU and does not need to according to 18.1.16.7))(vi). Accessory Dwelling Uniti is listed as a Conditional Review Use under the single-family residential zoning code, updated in May of 2023. The applicant has submitted the required application and fee within the required time frame. The request has been advertised as mandated by the Meeker Land Use Development Code including notification of the Public Hearing to property owners within 300 feet, at the subject property andi in the Herald' Times. During the referral review period the application received the following Meeker Sanitation District: The applicant will be required toj pay an initial Plant Investment Fee of86,500. Asv well the property will be charged monthly for each residential unit. The applicant has been made aware ofthis requirement from Meeker Sanitation District. Since receiving the application, staff has received 1 Negative/Against comment and 0 Positive/In-Favor comments; the letter from Dave and Jeni Morlan was received Monday, April 22, 2024 via email and wasi read aloud for Staffrecommends approval oft the Conditional Use Permit to construct an Accessory Dwelling Unit at the The Conditional Use request meets the conditions ofMeeker Land Use Development Code section  comments from referral agencies:  public record.  property at 1302 Sage Ridge Road for the following reasons:  18.1.16 and 18.1.18.  The Conditional Use request meets the goals oft the Comprehensive Master Plan Administration has reviewed this report and concurs with the recommendation.  Commissioner Joy opened up discussion by confirming that an ADU does not necessarily have to be detached, and that for this application there will be no change to the exterior ofthel home and no additional building. Applicant Eubanks shared that she would bel living above the. ADU and will be very picky about who is living in the house; as it will only be a 2 bedroom it will not house a large family; the intent is to rent long-term; there is plenty of off-street parking; and the only exterior change would possibly be a Commissioner Smith asked about whether other properties in town with an on-property long term rental situation would have to comply to the same Conditional Use and Planner Thomson responded that anything currently in use would be considered ai non-conforming property. Discussion followed regarding clarification on what an ADU could be and how it differs from a Short-Term Rental, in that an ADU Commissioner Hanberg asked about whether covenants in the Sage Hills neighborhood would be an issue, and Planner Thomson stated that there is language in the covenants that there "shall not exist on any lot at any time more than one residence on al lot" but that the Town does not enforce covenants and an ADU is allowable under Town Code, therefore any covenant violation would have tol be regulated by an active neighborhood HOA. Commissioner Joy added that the applicant would answer to the neighborhood HOA  staircase added to access thel basement.  essentially allows for 2 residences on a lot.  should they choose to try to enforce the covenants.    RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS  Commissioner Joy closed the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. and asked for an motion to recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Dwelling Unit at 1302 Sage Ridge Road. Motion made Commission discussed recent state legislation regarding ADU'sand how it could help ease. housing inventory. Commissioner. Joy asked whether there would be a different property or lodging tax for ADU and applicant Eubanks stated it will be taxed as rental property income for the LLC. Eubanks also Planner Thomson shared that shei is expecting an application for ai minor subdivision sO the Commission  by Commissioner Morgan, second by Commissioner Back. All ayes, motion carried.  clarified that there was no desire to use thej property for short term purposes.  would bei meeting to consider that in the near future. Commissioner Joy adjourned the meeting at 7:18 p.m.  Attest:  14  LéfJoy, Chairmay  Town  hp  Mandi Etheridge,  A@ministrator