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The commission approved the minutes from its Feb. 4 meeting by voice vote. A public hearing for an amended plat at 1104 East Sagewood Lane (a lot combination in Ashdown Forest) was opened and closed; staff reported no outstanding utility or easement issues, and commissioners noted the matter is a staff decision item and would not be voted on by the commission that night.

A separate public hearing for a proposed zone change at 366 South Dewey Avenue was not properly noticed and therefore could not proceed; the commission opened the hearing to allow any attendees who had traveled to speak, heard public comment (including from Anne Clark), then closed the hearing and moved to table the matter to the next available meeting so it could be renoticed properly.

After lengthy discussion on the Cordero release request and replacement development agreement from applicant Caleb Levitt, the commission set a date certain of April 1 for the applicant to return with additional coordinated engineering modeling and revised contract language. The motion to table carried by voice vote.

Ending: commissioners asked staff to work with the applicant on notice requirements for any subsequent hearing and to ensure all successor property owners are included in future notices when an agreement's scope affects multiple parcels.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting February 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved minutes from Feb. 4 by voice vote, heard a staff‑decision amended plat at 1104 East Sagewood Lane, and tabled an improperly noticed zone change at 366 S. Dewey Avenue. The larger Cordero release request was also tabled to April 1.","taxTitle","Cedar City Council, Cedar City , Iron County, Utah","taxId",23578,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":55,"_73":55},6321615,"Planning commission delays decision on releasing parcel from Cordero agreement, citing infrastructure and contract concerns",5451,528000,5979000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2349616-08ccc2cc1eebaf3bc2b87ac28942d45a&start=528&end=5979","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2349616-08ccc2cc1eebaf3bc2b87ac28942d45a/thumbnail_528000.jpg","/articles/6321615/Utah/Planning-commission-delays-decision-on-releasing-parcel-from-Cordero-agreement-citing-infrastructure-and-contract-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321615-bf84166fe3fdd61d5685a1b80eb894fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770672939&Signature=CI3MYZKuVsomcvkGZNHzU0YUjYmp~SAqyvgccSCrl5huvuaGazJsflpQ8zy026hJMU30v1bGOFyqtdRBIrRzzpOV8txlI1ScSJfVzfrUMLk8Ky~Y05kYD2LkpseVu6CG~xB25jg7qcH5XmQAD3hEc69IXJHbHg2Jmzt6VR4E-Z6kNEo-jx1rmc0KIzIbiwAejPJmWmRMwG9rMawi52hGltpwy7AKEDafGPOmxWEDbG0avOT093Q6NDwNMIx2yc~bWAT-9v3RJsjvNVVdvPMK~jgt1TqEwK6--yweWSoHftcMfLWHEa3XmnIXAxQuQjG9kIqgNh0r5H6RZoEvHlax3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cedar City Planning Commission on Thursday deferred action on a request from developer Caleb Levitt to be released from the Cordero development agreement and to proceed under a replacement development agreement, citing incomplete infrastructure modeling and unresolved contractual obligations.

Levi tt sought formal release of roughly 60 acres of property from the original Cordero agreement and presented a draft replacement development agreement for the commission’s consideration. \"This is an agreement that we have put together with the other successors of the property to basically exit our development from the old agreement and replace it,\" Levitt said.

Commissioners and city staff said the replacement agreement as submitted lacks the level of detail the city needs about how water, sewer and road systems will interconnect with the remainder of the Cordero area. City staff and the commission urged Levitt to work with other successor property owners — specifically the nearby 1,361‑acre property that is also pursuing development — and to have modelers produce combined engineering models showing how sewer flow, lift stations and water mains will work if buildout occurs in stages.

Why it matters: the original Cordero agreement tied multiple properties together and provided the city assurances (and developer concessions) that allowed annexation and planned infrastructure. Staff warned that carving only part of Cordero out without coordinated modeling could leave the city bearing upgrade or decommissioning costs or with incomplete infrastructure that does not connect across properties.

Staff and commissioners outlined several specific concerns: whether upsizing of water or sewer lines required for the broader Cordero buildout would be paid by the city or by developers; who would fund and later decommission temporary lift stations; whether the submitted development agreement includes enforceable obligations to locate modeled utility stubs at agreed property boundaries; and whether the draft would leave the city in a weak bargaining position if other successors later decline to participate.

City attorney Randall told the commission the original Cordero agreement was a 25‑year contract whose negotiated concessions were part of the city’s calculus to provide services at annexation. He noted a separate nine‑year practical window commissioners could use as leverage if a successor seeks piecemeal release. \"Rescinding this agreement for a party would put the city in a worse position than we are right now,\" he said.

Several commissioners said the preferred path is a coordinated, broader plan: an RDO‑level or master plan prepared and modeled jointly with other successor owners that demonstrates how utilities and roads will ultimately connect. Commissioners said that if Levitt and at least the principal adjacent successor can produce shared modeling and a replacement agreement that preserves the city’s interests, the commission would be more likely to support a release.

Public commenters repeatedly raised water and density concerns. Residents near the proposed development said they want assurance about water availability, road impacts and a clearer transition between existing single‑family lots and any higher‑density zoning (R3M) proposed in the development agreement. The city planner and staff responded that zoning changes and density are part of the land‑use review but that the commission will expect clear “feathering” and buffering where higher densities abut existing homes.

Formal action: after extended discussion and public comment, the commission voted to table the item and return it to a future meeting with more detailed modeling and negotiated language between the developer and city staff. The commission set April 1 as a date certain for the applicant to return with additional information.

What’s next: commissioners and staff recommended that Levitt coordinate model runs with the city’s engineering modelers and with adjacent successor owners (including the party identified as the 1,361‑acre property) and that the replacement development agreement include explicit obligations about utility upsizing, lift station responsibilities and decommissioning language. Levitt said he would continue to pursue those negotiations and modeling.

Ending: the commission emphasized that its reluctance to approve a piecemeal release reflects contractual and infrastructure risk to the city, not opposition to development in general. Commissioners repeatedly encouraged Levitt to pursue joint modeling with adjacent owners and to work with city legal staff before bringing a revised replacement agreement back to the commission on the April 1 docket.","Developer Caleb Levitt asked the Cedar City Planning Commission to release his parcel from the longstanding Cordero development agreement and accept a replacement development agreement. Commissioners and staff said key infrastructure modeling and agreement terms remain unresolved and voted to table the item to April 1.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning commission approves minutes, tables improperly noticed zone change and tables Cordero release to April 1

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