By Myrna Trauntvein
TN Correspondent
Some Mona residents need to realize that they cannot build a shed on their private property without first coming to the city and getting a permit. That is to avoid the problem of having to take the shed or outbuilding down after construction because it does not meet code. Council members also approved permits for two accessory buildings and five homes. “Who is our code enforcer?” asked Lynn Ingram, planning commission chairman. He said that sheds were being put up but that no one had been into the planning commission to discuss the construction nor to the city to get a permit. One individual was currently in the process of building a shed and the drip line of the roof would fall on a neighbor’s property. There is not a proper setback. In fact, in this case, snow this winter would slide off the roof and land on the neighbor’s driveway. “Anything that is 10-feet by 20-feet needs a permit,” said Michelle Dalton, city secretary/treasurer. Even if the construction was just a bar and pole building with a roof, the construction needed to meet the code by having the proper property setbacks. “We need to do something to protect the neighbor,” said Ingram. “We need a code enforcer.” Mayor Bill Mills said the council needed to discuss that need and make a decision. Ryan Haskell, a builder, was present to request he be allowed to build a spec home in the new Nebo View Meadows Subdivision, owned by Ludlows as Priority Homes. “One thing that needs to be made clear to potential home builders,” said Ingram, “is that construction needs to measure in 13-feet from the curb and not from the posts as is the usual construction measurement in Mona.” Haskell said that he had already considered that and had dealt with that type of measurement before so he knew that he had to come in 13-feet from the curb. “Could we have Ludlows put in the T posts?” asked Randy Christensen, council member. Ingram said he had talked to the developers and they thought they had met city ordinance. Amy Stanley, council member, said that the council needed to check the ordinance and find out what it said before making any requests. “That is how they do it in Mapleton, just like this developer, so I got my tape measure and measured back. I have been around this my whole life so it is not a big deal,” said Haskell. In addition to the Haskell build, council members approved spec builds for Lots 24, 8, 25 and 5. “The water is in the subdivision already, so that is not a concern for any of these builds,” said Ingram. |
