09-12-2002 Planning Comm. Agenda

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Definition of Family - One (1) or more persons each related to the other by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster care, or a group of not more than three (3) persons not so related maintaining a common household and using common cooking and kitchen facilities. Definition of Guest Room - A room occupied by one (1) or more guests for compensation and in which no provision is made for cooking, but not including rooms in a dormitory for sleeping purposes primarily. R - 1 Purpose - The purpose of the "R-1", Single Family Residential District is to provide for low-density single-family detached residential dwelling units and directly related, complementary uses. R-1 Permitted Accessory Use G. Boarding or renting of rooms to not more than two (2) persons. Application of the above definitions is not always aclear-cut matter. Therefore, I feel we need to tighten up the definitions relative to non-related persons residing within a R-1 dwelling. Some factors to consider are as follows: • Shared facilities (kitchen, entrance, bath rooms,) versus separate. Renting of rooms should imply shared facilities with equal access to common areas of the home (kitchen, bathrooms, laundry facilities, etc.) Separate accesses and kitchen facilities equipped so as to support independent living versus those existing for entertaimnent/convenience should constitute a violation. • Parking - If a unit is to benon-related members residing there, should we require the availability of adequate off-street parking for all occupants? I have asked the City Planner to be prepared to discuss this issue in greater detail at Wednesday's meeting. I believe the code needs to be tightened up to provide for more clear-cut definitions if we are to be able to address isolated problems within our City. Please let me know of any comments or questions you may have in the meantime regarding this topic.