By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Subdivisions and zone changes are
being considered by Nephi City Planning
Commission.
Subdivisions in Nephi must undergo
intensive study before they are allowed.
Stone Ridge subdivision is
preparing for a final plat approval. The subdivision is also
being considered for a zone change for the property where
the development is planned.
"A public hearing is now required
for all subdivisions before they can receive final plat
approval," said Randy McKnight, city
administrator.
The Utah Land Use Development and
Management Act requires giving notice of public hearings and
meetings to consider land use decisions.
The public hearing is advertised in
the legal section of the local newspaper by the city
planning commission. The hearing is also held on the
planning commission level.
Every proposed new subdivision, or
an amendment to a subdivision, now must have a public
hearing.
"The public hearing has been set
for Aug. 9 at city hall," he said.
McKnight said that Stone Ridge
subdivision, which was just approved by the city council for
preliminary plat approval is now in the process of applying
for a final plat before beginning building.
The city development review
committee, made up of department heads, McKnight and Glenn
Greenhalgh, chair of the planning commission, first review
the final application.
"The development review committee
conducts the screening," said McKnight.
In the screening, all questions
concerning the development are addressed.
"Hunter's Meadow and Stone Ridge
were both zoned as combined use," said McKnight.
The planning commission suggested
that both subdivisions be changed to residential use. The
council acted on Hunter's Meadow.
"Denton Hatch, city council
attorney, will prepare document to allow the change," said
Mark Jones, mayor.
The property south to Flying J will
be re-zoned. The property also goes to the east of the first
stage of the subdivision, or Plat A, where homes are now
constructed.
The new zone will include those
homes.
The zone continues east to the mud
drilling building.
The property along the highway will
still be combined use, which allows a mix of residential and
commercial properties.
"The planning commission is also
considering a request for an amendment to the zoning
ordinance to allow a residence for the manager to be
constructed by Salt Creek Steak House," said
McKnight.
Presently, the immediate property
located at the center interchange of Nephi does not allow
that use.
Also being considered by the
planning commission is a site plan for the last phase of
storage units to be built at the industrial park.
The individual who purchased the
former Lael Jordan home in north west Nephi, wants to divide
the property and sell two lots as a commercial
subdivision.
"A site plan has been presented,"
said McKnight. "The developers will be required to build
access as required by ordinance."
By state statute, each city or town
must provide notice of the date, time, and place of a public
hearing that is mailed not less than three calendar days
before the hearing and addressed to the record owner of each
parcel within specified parameters of the development
property or posted not less than three calendar days before
the public hearing on the property proposed for subdivision,
in a visible location with a sign of sufficient size,
durability, and print quality that is reasonably calculated
to give notice to passers-by.
In addition the city or town must
mail notice to each affected entity of any public hearing to
consider a preliminary plat describing a multiple-unit
residential development or a commercial or industrial
development.
Whenever any land use application
of any kind is being considered by a public body (city
council, planning commission, appeal board etc.), the city
or town must notify the applicant of the date, time, and
place of each public hearing and public meeting. This is
intended to be an actual notice of some type.
Cities cannot just rely on
concerned citizens seeing the published notice in the paper
or in the posted agenda. This actual notice is in addition
to any required notice to the public. The intention behind
this requirement is to prevent a city or town from
considering a land use application without the applicant
knowing that his or her application is on the agenda.
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