4.15 ADDITIONAL KITCHENS EXCEEDING ONE KITCHEN PER LEGALLY PERMITTED DWELLING UNIT

Conditional Use Permits for Kitchens exceeding one Kitchen per legally permitted Dwelling Unit shall be deemed Nonroutine. The purpose of this section is to allow lot owners to have additional Kitchens in Accessory Structures, such as canning Kitchens or Kitchens that are part of a home-based business, while protecting the Town’s residential and rural character and prevent Short-term Rentals, multiple dwellings, duplexes, and mother-in-law apartments beyond one Kitchen per legally permitted Dwelling Unit. Additional Kitchens that are used as part of a premise’s occupation Conditional Use Permit shall also follow the provisions as further provided for in Section 4.8 of this Land Use Ordinance. Property owners may have additional Kitchens (as defined by this Land Use Ordinance) per legally permitted Dwelling Unit through a nonpermanent Conditional Use Permit provided that the Kitchen: does not create more than one Kitchen per Accessory Structure; does not create a second Dwelling as defined by this Land Use Ordinance; and is never used as part of an illegal Short-term Rental. If any of said instances occur, the nonpermanent Conditional Use Permit may be revoked or denied annual renewal, and removal of the Kitchen will be required. This may include removal of some of the fixtures, facilities, or plumbing that are part of what defines a Kitchen in this Land Use Ordinance such as the removal of circuits, or abandonment of both ends of the circuit, and gas line stubs used for cooking facilities, all the way to the attic or the crawl space. Conditional Use Permit applicants for additional Kitchens are required to sign a statement of intended use, and a guarantee that the Kitchen will never be used as part of an illegal detached Dwelling or Short-term Rental.