[{"_1":2,"_104":-5,"_105":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,74,84,94],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":59,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":65,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},"mediaId",6475565,"mediaKeyId","5732814-290ec21e12d592b84be04f88e039cc59","parentId",5732814,"title","Commission approves Aug. 6 minutes and adjourns Sept. 3 meeting","audioSeconds",1619,"startMs",92960,"endMs",1712680,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732814-290ec21e12d592b84be04f88e039cc59&start=92&end=1712","thumbnailUrl","https://d352y6ypj4mjo3.cloudfront.net/AudioPlaceholder.png","articleUrl","/articles/6475565/Lewiston/Cache-County/Utah/Commission-approves-Aug-6-minutes-and-adjourns-Sept-3-meeting","mediaUrl","author","Lewiston Lewiston City Planning & Zoning Commission","date","2025-09-03T19:00:00Z","article","The Lewiston Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the minutes from its Aug. 6 meeting and later voted to adjourn the Sept. 3 meeting.

A commissioner moved to approve the Aug. 6 minutes. The commission responded \"Aye\" and the chair announced the minutes were approved. Near the end of the meeting a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the commission again responded \"Aye\" and the chair declared the meeting adjourned.

The meeting transcript records voice votes but does not provide a roll-call tally or recorded dissent for either action.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Planning and Zoning Meeting - P&Z Meeting 09_03_2025_audioMP3","oneSentenceSummary","At its Sept. 3 meeting the Lewiston Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the minutes of Aug. 6 and later voted to adjourn. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond a voice vote of \"Aye.\"","taxTitle","Lewiston, Cache County, Utah","taxId",80035,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6475570,"Commission reports delay on general plan work as Bear River Association contact leaves; staff to seek follow-up",168,1427390,1595750,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732814-290ec21e12d592b84be04f88e039cc59&start=1427&end=1595","/articles/6475570/Lewiston/Cache-County/Utah/Commission-reports-delay-on-general-plan-work-as-Bear-River-Association-contact-leaves-staff-to-seek-follow-up","Lewiston planning commissioners reported on Sept. 3 that work to update the city's general plan is delayed after the departure of a Bear River Association of Governments staffer who was expected to support the project, and they asked staff to seek follow-up with the association and the mayor.

Abel, planning staff, told commissioners the association has not yet returned the city's memorandum of understanding and that the association's second staff member who had been assigned to Lewiston left last week. \"I think yesterday was her last day,\" Abel said. Commissioners said they could ask the mayor to contact the association to secure a response and clarify staffing.

Abel and commissioners discussed alternatives if the association cannot proceed promptly: contracting with a planning firm that might find grant funding but could require about a year to secure funds and another year to complete the general plan. Commissioners said they prefer a faster timeline if possible but did not make a formal decision on whether to pursue an outside firm.

Next steps: staff will follow up with the Bear River Association of Governments and ask the mayor to assist with outreach; commissioners left open the option to pursue a planning company if the association cannot supply timely support.","The commission said Sept. 3 that a staffing change at the Bear River Association of Governments has stalled a memorandum of understanding for general-plan assistance; commissioners asked staff to follow up with the mayor and consider hiring a planning firm if needed.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6475576,"Commission discusses adding supplementary zoning requirements for driveways, steps and manufactured homes",362,991380,1354340,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732814-290ec21e12d592b84be04f88e039cc59&start=991&end=1354","/articles/6475576/Lewiston/Cache-County/Utah/Commission-discusses-adding-supplementary-zoning-requirements-for-driveways-steps-and-manufactured-homes","Lewiston Planning and Zoning commissioners discussed whether to add supplementary zoning requirements on Wednesday, including minimum driveway surfacing and permanent home entry steps, and how those rules could be applied to manufactured homes.

Commission members said the city currently lacks requirements for a paved driveway or permanent exterior steps and that those gaps can lead to visible, inconsistent property conditions. The commission considered whether such standards should be added to the zoning code or handled within the manufactured-home approval process.

\"We don't have a requirement to have a cement or paved driveway, and we don't have a requirement to have permanent stairs on a home,\" an unidentified commissioner said during the discussion. Abel, planning staff, suggested some elements could be handled as part of manufactured-home approvals and site-plan reviews, while public works could continue post-occupancy inspections for drainage and utility hookups.

Commissioners noted practical limits: driveway and step requirements would require clear code language and enforcement mechanisms, and some elements — for example, sidewalks or curb/gutter — are already tied to full subdivision approvals. The commission asked members to gather examples from other cities and return with proposals at the next meeting.

Next steps: commissioners asked staff and commissioners to research potential supplementary requirements and to place the topic on a future agenda for further discussion.","Lewiston planning commissioners on Sept. 3 discussed possible supplementary zoning rules to require paved driveways and permanent steps and to strengthen site-plan checks for manufactured homes; no changes were adopted and commissioners asked members to research examples for the next meeting.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":97,"_43":98,"_45":99,"_47":100,"_49":50,"_51":101,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6475579,"Planning commission asks staff to reinstate \"lot split\" option in subdivision code",874,114640,988680,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5732814-290ec21e12d592b84be04f88e039cc59&start=114&end=988","/articles/6475579/Lewiston/Cache-County/Utah/Planning-commission-asks-staff-to-reinstate-lot-split-option-in-subdivision-code","Members of the Lewiston Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday asked staff to begin the process of restoring a \"lot split\" subdivision option that was removed during a December 2024 update to the city's subdivision code.

Commissioners and staff said the lot-split provision — which allows one parcel to be split into two without undergoing the full subdivision review and improvement requirements — had been removed when the city adopted a new, state-mandated code last winter. Commissioners said the change has created situations where property owners who want to divide an existing large lot would have to follow the full subdivision process, including possible curb, gutter and sidewalk installation.

\"What the lot split subdivision is is when somebody wants to take a parcel of land and they wanna split off a piece of it,\" Abel, planning staff, told the commission during the discussion. Abel said the current code forces applicants into a full subdivision application that often requires street and utility improvements that do not fit small, one-to-two lot splits.

Commissioners noted that the city already uses a size carve-out for small subdivisions (discussed in the meeting as \"10 or less\" lots) and that some municipalities limit lot-split-style review to even smaller groupings (one commissioner noted an example using three or fewer lots). Commissioners said reinstating the prior lot-split language would allow staff and the commission discretion to require improvements only when adjacent properties already have curb, gutter or sidewalks, and to waive them when they do not.

One commissioner moved to \"put it back the way it was,\" and members signaled support for asking staff to draft the reinstatement and consult with the city attorney. Abel said staff will prepare language and that the item will require a public hearing before the commission and later referral to city council. Commissioners said they would aim to return the provision to the code before the end of the calendar year but did not set a binding deadline.

The discussion also covered constraints in state law and the city code that determine when a split is allowed. Abel said one restriction in the current code is that a parcel that has already been split previously would not qualify for a subsequent lot-split exemption, forcing a full subdivision if additional lots are being created.

Next steps: staff will draft code language for a lot-split subdivision option, consult the city attorney, and schedule a public hearing before returning the item to the commission.","Lewiston Planning and Zoning commissioners agreed Sept. 3 to ask staff to begin restoring a prior \"lot split\" subdivision option removed during a December 2024 code update, saying it would allow single-parcel splits without triggering full subdivision improvement standards.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission approves Aug. 6 minutes and adjourns Sept. 3 meeting

Commission reports delay on general plan work as Bear River Association contact leaves; staff to seek follow-up

Commission discusses adding supplementary zoning requirements for driveways, steps and manufactured homes

Planning commission asks staff to reinstate "lot split" option in subdivision code