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the former home on May 22, 2007, Mr. DeLeo lias been residing in the RV on the property and is requesting fonnal approval of an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to legitimize the temporary living quarters that would remain on the property until occupancy of the new home is permitted. 5 5.2 The DeLeo property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residence District, with a E Comprehensive Land Use Map designation of LD, Low Density Residential, which r designations do support the proposed temporary use. 8 53 The application materials indicate that the temporary residence would consist of a 29-foot 9 self-contained RV that would stand in front of the new garage, which would provide �t o water, electricity, and telephone service. 1 i 6.0 STAFF COMMENTS 12 6.1 The City Code allows garages on residential properties as accessory to the principal use 13 (i.e., the residence itsel�, and as such prohibits habitation in garages. And the Code 14 prohibits, by omission, the use of RVs as dwellings, even temporarily. 15 6.2 Mr. DeLeo plans to have water and sanitary sewer lines serving his new garage and had 16 frequently expressed his desire to live in his garage during the construction of his new 17 home; for a variety of health and safety reasons, the Building Official and inspectors have 18 repeatedly informed Mr. DeLeo that this cannot be allowed. 19 6.3 Accompanying Mr. DeLeo's persisting interest in living in his garage is the fact that the 2o former house was razed as of May 22, 2007. It came to light at the June 6, 2007 Planning 21 Commission meeting that the RV was already in use as the temporary residence, but Mr. 22 DeLeo was aware before the demolition of his home that City staff did not support either 23 of the on-site possibilities. 24 6.4 Section 1012.09A of the City Code indicates that "the City Council may authorize an 25 Interim Use Permit [for] land uses that fail to meet all of the zoning standards established 26 for the district within which it is located". Such approval is not required, however, and is 27 left to the discretion of City officials. 28 6.5 An IUP far using an RV as an on-site temporary residence during the construction of a 29 new home was considered and approved for the first time in May 2006 for Jim Alexander 30 (920 Parker Avenue). Conditions of the approval of this IUP included requirements for 31 the location of the RV during construction and after its completion, an expiration date of 32 the IUP, and requirements for providing the RV with electricity, water, and "sewer" 33 service. 34 6.6 While Mr. Alexander was very cooperative in his efforts to comply with the conditions of 35 the ICJP approval, Community Development staff still found it difficult to ensure that the 36 RV would function adequately as a temporary residence — especially during severe storins 37 or extreme temperatures. Through this experience, Community Development staff has �:. come to believe that the temporary use of an RV (or accessory structure) as a dwelling PF07-024 RCA 061807 Pag�e 2 oi'3 • •