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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 5, 2022 The LDR amendment allowed for a second accessory dwelling unit, not to exceed 600 square feet in size for parcels 200,000 square feet or larger. He reviewed the prohibitions being added for ADUs which included no operation as a vacation rental; no commercial use/home occupation; and no mobile homes or RV's. Commissioner Moss received confirmation from Director Freeman that no businesses could operate from ADUs. Commissioner Adams sought and received information from Director Matson on how the County would monitor ADUs from being used as short-term vacation rentals. He indicated the County subscribed to a number of services used to monitor short-term vacation rentals. He further explained the services reconciled advertised listings for vacation rentals with the County's approved short-term rental addresses, and any discrepancies were reported to code enforcement; however, an ADU could be rented out long-term. Vice Chairman Earman sought and received clarification from Director Matson in regard to the two types of housing that could be put on a property, one being an ADU for permanent occupancy or long-term rental, and the other type was a guest cottage. He explained a person must sign a legal affidavit that the guest cottage would be for intermittent use only. A discussion followed on the 600 square foot sized second dwelling for lots 200,000 square feet in size or greater. Vice Chairman Earman opened the public hearing. Mr. Kevin Beverly came before the Board to request a change in the LDR's that would allow him to convert the mother-in-law suite/guest cottage located on his property to an Airbnb or Vrbo. He verbalized his intent for the short-term rental was for additional income to help him with medical expenses, as well as revenue to the County, the restaurants, and the mom-and-pop businesses. Community Development Assistant Director Andrew Sobczak confirmed Mr. Beverly's unit was approved as a guest cottage and a document was filed in public records signed by Mr. Beverly stating the unit could not be rented out for commercial purposes. Vice Chairman Earman relayed to Mr. Beverly, the issue did not pertain to the public hearing and would need to be addressed under another matter or venue. He suggested Mr. Beverly contact staff after the hearing to discuss the issue further. Commissioner Adams sought and received confirmation from staff the guest cottage could not be rented out; however, with the proposed amendments to the LDRs, there would be an opportunity for Mr. Beverly to change his guest cottage to an ADU, so it could be rented long-term. Indian River County Florida Page 7