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A resident described growing development and asked whether the city could take steps to slow traffic: \"I just keep thinking, well, we'll keep building more house up there and we should, but what what could be done, you know? And I just wonder if at some point we say, hey. Some creep you you know, we're getting a lot of homes up there. We need to do something to slow traffic down because it it is a safe concern, I think.\"

Chairman Wayne Franson said the city had included a speed-management measure in a development agreement with Summit Creek and that deputies can use data from the electronic sign to determine where enforcement might be effective. \"They can track speed too,\" Franson said of the sign, noting it records vehicle counts and speeds and that deputies use the data to plan enforcement. Commissioners discussed options such as a wide, plowable speed hump, temporary enforcement and enhanced signage.

Commissioners asked staff to keep the matter on the radar as development continues; no formal action was taken at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission March 19 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Residents told the planning commission that development and higher speeds on West Loafer/Woodland Hills Drive are safety concerns; commissioners said the city's speed sign collects speeding data and that calming measures, including a development agreement speed hump, have been discussed.","taxTitle","Woodland Hills, Utah County, Utah","taxId",4717,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628404,"Commission clarifies sport-court rules: permits required, fences allowed but limited to 18 feet",1384,2775000,4159000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2716131-65cdda204317d6281dc6e3a6942b854a&start=2775&end=4159","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2716131-65cdda204317d6281dc6e3a6942b854a/thumbnail_2775000.jpg","/articles/6628404/Woodland-Hills/Utah-County/Utah/Commission-clarifies-sport-court-rules-permits-required-fences-allowed-but-limited-to-18-feet","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628404-4afaadf490fe4f11356c7b3f1bc350c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213849&Signature=jk2o7VvhZ3nesZ0PKzZUwxluUd7NmymrV1MWYlMB8KQqo90WiH5ZYOPkO68YDHNeFx2VqbxCw9qUx8C~srkWiL41En-J-XmVsKeJOMgBt4PHzEctu6Wtz5nbXTea3rD689LxuUamt4ZyyYl5R63GgLfg6qyOJovXndxnbGpJRRfzw2Xay3-6UC~u6pZwxMLZs4-v4X9qAT9aZMsvmeVKNOUEsgyUP~b58FWiEVpHdk5JY8-jbTfNceB3JsTtHd9nZUQ9pTI0914VOKv1RTyUR1bslUrqcQ464sLUnQX5DMDD4KQDy8kkBuUjnYQWuba4dw2bIFpApSlEDMVEyKkxQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WOODLAND HILLS, Utah — The Woodland Hills Planning Commission adopted revised language on sport courts at its March 19 meeting, clarifying that sport courts do not require fences but that any fence used as part of a sports court must be permitted and may not exceed 18 feet above natural grade.

Commission chairman Wayne Franson summarized the change as a return to the ordinance's original intent: \"For purpose of this subsection, a sport court is an area for recreational activities that may use a fence to keep balls of cetera from leaving the area. So it doesn't require a fence, but it it may.\" The revised text requires a site plan and any other information the city needs to permit a sport court.

Commissioners and residents debated setbacks, fence type and lighting. Several commissioners noted that the revision ties sports-court placement to the same area on a lot where an accessory building may be constructed, but some members urged reconsideration of that setback restriction for closely spaced lots. Commissioner Laurie Thomas said allowing courts closer to property lines could be desirable for some neighborhoods; another commissioner warned that removing setback limits might create control problems for light and spillover.

The commission also confirmed that lighting must comply with the city's lighting ordinance and that fences used for sport courts must meet the city's fence rules; the sport-court provision specifies a maximum fence height of 18 feet above natural grade. The commission voted to adopt the revised sport-court language and will ask staff to review any remaining wording issues, including how the accessory-building setback interacts with neighborhood configurations.","After council feedback, Woodland Hills Planning Commission approved revised sport-court language saying courts do not require fences but must be permitted; when used the fence may not exceed 18 feet and must follow lighting and fence rules.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6628407,"Planning commission approves ordinance updates on sewer hookups, fencing review and short-term rentals",1381,1281000,2662000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2716131-65cdda204317d6281dc6e3a6942b854a&start=1281&end=2662","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2716131-65cdda204317d6281dc6e3a6942b854a/thumbnail_1281000.jpg","/articles/6628407/Woodland-Hills/Utah-County/Utah/Planning-commission-approves-ordinance-updates-on-sewer-hookups-fencing-review-and-short-term-rentals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6628407-2591720a5f473486d490b02523b8ff10/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213849&Signature=ITQ2KK1OZA4LhFBnW6dARTU~B6-rxnnSc8ygzhaJiiLXfLYaikIesiuXi8CQ3EEFNPeWUkE9bvYiSEu4KEXXtcRcGT8gPDmv9JZftT1FXxyrVoZX4~E2mOY82frRT1pPf44FgDSMqbGgDySdpmYA3ASv18HVCEOalOmf3jXwVZGvFUs34n7Tmu9OKqxI8Yn22TNMEoU~Mxf43ehWOLwORhP-SbtuNyrEk5m9Y9r8zP3TQIJtl2sW-GFV45BkDt~Uva68U0PDPUMY6~UTHqtOx7BKpfTXBd-j59~rjqRzIYojXej06f7H3KBk1p3wlTPBFvLbIBltSvmzjV-T46SuLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WOODLAND HILLS, Utah — The Woodland Hills Planning Commission approved several ordinance amendments during a March 19 meeting that will require more properties to hook into the city sewer, shift routine fence reviews from the commission to an approving authority, and revise permitted-use language that affects short-term rentals.

Chairman Wayne Franson opened a public hearing on the proposed code changes and described the package of edits the commission had advertised. \"This 1 is going to require, if a person the property line is within 300 feet of the sewer connection, that they'll be required to hook into the sewer,\" Franson said, describing the change intended \"to move away to the degree possible from septic systems.\" He said the requirement applies both to new construction and to remodels that increase residential floor space by more than 50 percent.

The amendments also replace repeated references to \"the planning commission\" with \"approving authority\" in multiple fence-related sections of Chapter 10.11.8, which Franson said will typically vest review authority in the zoning enforcement officer. \"At most instances, it'll be the zoning enforcement officer that reviewed, quest for fencing,\" Franson said. The package additionally updates permitted-use language in code 10.8.2.b to remove zone-specific citations and to change the short-term-occupancy threshold in one provision from 3 months to 30 days; Franson said the change follows a state-level limitation on municipal advertising bans that had, in effect, blocked short-term rentals in the past.

Public commenters asked clarifying questions. Sherry Berger sought confirmation that coated chain-link fencing would be permissible under the revised rules; Franson replied, \"It is permissible. We want to get away from the bare galvanized metal chain link fence.\" A resident who identified himself as Brian asked whether the city had checked county or state rules on the 300-foot distance; Franson said, \"We're going by the state code. So if the county is in compliance with the state code of 300 feet, then we're good.\" Franson told residents that required sewer connections will involve city fees to make the physical connection.

Commissioners moved through each ordinance change in a series of motions and recorded votes. The commission approved the development-and-construction-standard amendment requiring connection to the city sewer for new builds and remodels meeting the 300-foot/50-percent criteria; it approved the revision to permitted uses in 10.8.2.b (removing zone callouts and changing the short-term occupancy threshold to 30 days); and it approved the series of fencing-code edits that shift routine approvals to the approving authority and add clarifying material- and barbed-wire language. Commissioners also approved adding business-license considerations to conditional-use permit language under 10.15.5.

Franson said the detailed ordinance text had been published in the local newspaper before the hearing. He and other commissioners said they would continue to refine some wording — notably language about how sewer laterals and lift stations would be handled where gravity-flow is not possible — before the final codification.

The commission recorded approval of all motions related to the advertised code revisions during the meeting.","Woodland Hills Planning Commission on March 19 approved a package of ordinance amendments that require sewer hookups within 300 feet for many builds and remodels, transfer routine fence approvals to the approving authority, and revise permitted-use language that affects short-term rentals.","actionData","errors"]

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Residents raise speeding concerns on Woodland Hills Drive; commission cites speed-sign data and ramped enforcement options

Commission clarifies sport-court rules: permits required, fences allowed but limited to 18 feet

Planning commission approves ordinance updates on sewer hookups, fencing review and short-term rentals