The board heard two companion petitions (BZA 2207 and BZA 2208) to permit transient guest houses on AW‑zoned properties on Jackson Highway. APC staff reported both properties are on private drives, sizable rural lots with wells and septic, and met basic parking and site standards. One property (2207) indicated a maximum of five guests (three unrelated limit); the other (2208) sought up to 12 guests but the board and staff discussed reducing that number. After public comment both for and against, the board adopted two recorded commitments: quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. (applies to both properties) and a recorded commitment excluding the barn from rental use for BZA2207. The board adopted a condition limiting guests for BZA2207 to five (no more than three unrelated) and for BZA2208 to a limit of eight guests (the board voted to set this number following staff suggestion to use two-per-bedroom standard where appropriate). Both special exceptions were approved on seven ballots (7‑0). The board also required building commission permits and standard commitments to be recorded in the county recorder’s office before operations.

The hearing record shows several neighbors opposed on public‑safety, traffic and precedent grounds while other neighbors and petitioners described renovated properties and willingness to comply with conditions including quiet hours and recorded occupancy limits.