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The board approved a variance to reduce the rear setback for a parcel at approximately 450 East 325 South presented by Tom Jett. The applicant explained that the lot's irregular shape and proximity to a drainage wash made standard rear setbacks impractical; the board found the variance criteria met and approved the request.

A variance request to reduce front setbacks at approximately 2448 West 625 South, presented by Christopher Rabin, was denied. Board members concluded the first variance criterion (that literal enforcement would cause an unreasonable non-self-imposed hardship) was not met for that request; a motion to deny carried.

The board also approved the minutes and findings of fact from prior meetings and approved a small home-occupation finding for a pet-grooming application referenced in the packet.

Ending: Staff will record the approved variance for 450 East 325 South and notify applicants of the denials; applicants may revise and resubmit plans where appropriate.

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City attorneys and planning staff said the state statute grants a billboard company a limited statutory right to relocate existing billboards within one mile of their prior location and typically within commercial or industrial zones. City code has a more restrictive requirement that billboards be spaced at least 1,000 feet apart along certain corridors. Staff warned the board that if the city were to litigate a relocation under the state's relocation right the city's stricter spacing rule could be found preempted and the ordinance struck, which could allow more billboards to be installed while the legal process plays out.

To avoid that outcome, the city negotiated with the billboard operator (Yesco) to place one replacement sign on a city-owned triangular detention parcel rather than the operator's initial first-choice Main Street location. The company agreed to the alternative, and engineering and public-works staff reviewed sightlines and detention-basin impacts. With those accommodations, the board approved the two variances by voice vote.

Staff said the city will take a separate interlocal contract to the City Council for the city-owned parcel that will host the sign; the contract will include clauses protecting the detention basin and any required tree removal or sightline mitigation.

Ending: The board's approval resolves the pending relocation requests for the two sites, subject to the city's contract to host one sign and the operator's agreement to mitigation requirements.

","Cedar City approved two variances allowing replacement billboards under state relocation law after negotiating a city-owned site for one sign to avoid adding another billboard on Main Street and limit legal exposure under conflicting state and city 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":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6611635,"Board approves variance to waive curb, gutter and storm drain on Iron Springs Road; approval conditioned on county agreement",2469,2686000,5155000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2893683-c0b400270d4d38f8d26986bf4baf32da&start=2686&end=5155","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2893683-c0b400270d4d38f8d26986bf4baf32da/thumbnail_2686000.jpg","/articles/6611635/Utah/Board-approves-variance-to-waive-curb-gutter-and-storm-drain-on-Iron-Springs-Road-approval-conditioned-on-county-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611635-87cc846fec52b4c5615dac6e0228c8aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163908&Signature=V1ZMuzYpAz40-ZO6vucNtgSp52K6Chv2AsHZ60dD~uoDBRVLW9jHn-uwFOvT1edmbs5X8djKq0S7YpwoxNJ4PPgi3R9A~sisk50p6aaouURx9p~0nHIybSq2QLz6zhF7XCWPe~-WkLdyN5eefQ2aFVAaN-hfjaY2seYC73L5qrMorzhblra72glpbNXqoCOL5gYcHuDe5Q06ui6faWYc4Za~iBL0PgiNLjPXATuJu75eaP~muCoBtgU5KOgQ3~2MVGeIXQvui~Kyc~WuBpJ5y1AnNcih12v~bk5OvIsldoymeylRxl11xbCf6gIs7if5wITEFD6njrOfDNfhLmjalg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cedar City Board of Adjustments voted to approve a variance allowing three parcels near Iron Springs Road and 5300 West to be developed without the city-standard curb, gutter and storm-drain improvements, provided the developer reaches agreement with Iron County on how roadway and drainage work will be funded and maintained.

Developer Russell Westwood and his engineering team explained to the board that the parcels sit on the edge of the city boundary, abut county-maintained Iron Springs Road, and lie in an area the county envisions remaining a rural arterial with a borrow ditch and separate pedestrian path rather than the city's curb/gutter/storm-drain profile. County engineer Rich Wilson submitted a written concept plan explaining that the flat grades and existing drainage pattern make installation of city-style storm drains impractical without large, costly upstream changes; he asked the city to amend typical requirements for this stretch of Iron Springs Road.

City and county engineers told the board the area lacks adequate fall to support a 24-inch storm drain and that curb-and-gutter in place now would discharge to a borrow ditch and likely cause maintenance and siltation issues. The board discussed the five variance criteria (hardship, special circumstances, property-right parity, compatibility with the general plan, and the spirit of the ordinance) and concluded that the parcels presented special circumstances because the adjacent county road and master-plan uncertainty distinguish these lots from typical in-city frontages.

A motion to approve the variance was amended to require the developer to work with the county to document and fund any turn-pocket or other off-site improvements and to enter an agreement addressing long-term maintenance. The amended motion passed on a voice vote.

Board members said the decision reflects the current county-city engineering positions and that any broader policy change should be addressed by council-level agreements or ordinance updates rather than by parcel-by-parcel precedent-setting.

Ending: Staff said the developer must finalize a written agreement with the county and produce any required development agreements for recording before permits are issued.

","After presentations from the developer and county engineer, the board approved a variance exempting three parcels near Iron Springs Road from installing curb, gutter and a city storm-drain system but conditioned the approval on an agreement with the county about costs and long-term drainage maintenance.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6611638,"Cedar City Board of Adjustments approves two home-occupation daycares, denies third amid ADU and fire-code concerns",858,177000,1035000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2893683-c0b400270d4d38f8d26986bf4baf32da&start=177&end=1035","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2893683-c0b400270d4d38f8d26986bf4baf32da/thumbnail_177000.jpg","/articles/6611638/Utah/Cedar-City-Board-of-Adjustments-approves-two-home-occupation-daycares-denies-third-amid-ADU-and-fire-code-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611638-8b1ad6796d430f2f82140e5f2f1b4f23/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163908&Signature=ngk8DrDvIsz3hD3kcAjBHLS776kWm7XRFjX-VlVR1~ErggGrZiQPCqm9J06i14igQ0jKSxR7pJqRqtKHghqfFOYkXsmxf0TQ8KXkMRXitDA1B2Q3QyTNs05WVLovnxIRRqWH2KsfWWGdRwjCQcV4JBBc8Ynsrmjgd6v83-n-rroew18KvOa40~RINDabZcSdFp6j5FCoqZSHpr5z-6us9Y9xFueKmkj-eu59~sULpkIO68OcuK1c0Lqcu21WinHVqu5p5u5SM7WqKKkJ2MR59FYl1urtScZ4cPGRpmKQ0DXtKI3rILib~tnFSFPq3TykPXg-qsA3QN0pKe-VDHZ5FQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cedar City Board of Adjustments on Oct. 27 approved two home-occupation daycare businesses and denied a third application after extended discussion about ADU status and fire-code limits.

Board members voted to grant home-occupation permits for Imagination Creation Daycare at 257 South 700 West and Busy Bee Daycare at 309 South 1000 West after staff confirmed each met the city's home-occupation rules (including off-street parking and the 25% ground-floor-use limit for nursery schools). Both applicants were instructed to complete required building and business-license steps before opening.

City staff told the board that Imagination Creation had four off-street parking spaces, proposed a fenced rear yard, and planned to serve up to 16 children; the board moved and seconded approval and called the question. The board similarly approved Busy Bee Daycare after staff confirmed a 3,206-square-foot dwelling and a proposed 770-square-foot use area that capped enrollment in line with the 25% rule.

A separate application by Julia Chatel for Friends Childcare at 292 West 1500 North Unit A prompted a lengthy discussion and was denied. City staff and the fire department told the board that the property contains an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) under the same roof as an existing licensed daycare. Staff said the ADU status and prior approvals raised two concerns: (1) square-footage and how to calculate allowed enrollment if the property becomes two separate dwelling units, and (2) the fire marshal's reading that state fire code may limit the total number of children under a single roof to 16 regardless of separate addresses. Staff also noted a prior board approval for the same address had authorized fewer children.

After discussing options including conditioning approval on completion of a formal ADU conversion and agreements addressing the fire marshal's safety assessment, a board member moved to deny the second daycare application; the motion carried.

The board and staff repeatedly emphasized that applicants must obtain Cedar City business licenses and building-department approvals, and that nursery-school uses that include outdoor rear-yard play areas must have a fully enclosed fence at least four feet high.

The board's actions close the immediate applications but leave open the underlying policy questions about how ADUs interact with home-occupation daycare limits and how the city should interpret state fire-code guidance when multiple addresses or ADUs share the same roofline.

Ending: Applicants denied or approved at the meeting were told to follow up with the building department and to secure business licenses; staff said the denied applicant may reapply after resolving ADU and fire-code issues.

","The board approved home-occupation permits for Imagination Creation Daycare (257 S. 700 W) and Busy Bee Daycare (309 S. 1000 W) and denied a request for a second daycare at 292 W. 1500 N Unit A after staff raised issues about an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and fire-code limits on count under one roof.","actionData","errors"]

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