Planning commission reviews 23‑lot subdivision plan, flags frontage, road alignment and irrigation concerns

Hooper City Planning Commission members and staff discussed a proposed 23‑lot subdivision that would extend a road into 5900 West and leave a stub providing future access to an adjacent property, while raising questions about frontage for the existing home on Lot 1, irrigation notifications and whether the city must seek an exception to its intersection‑spacing standard.

The discussion focused first on the alignment where the new road meets 5700 South and 5900 West and on whether the design would encroach on neighboring property owned by the Manning (referred to in the record as the Cleroy Manning Trust). Staff said they can fit curb, gutter and full asphalt for the turn without entering Manning’s property and that the stub would give the Manning property a future access point if it developed, because there is no other practical access from 5900 West.

Why it matters: the stub and alignment affect property access, lot frontages and whether the development will meet both Utah Department of Transportation practice and Hooper City requirements for spacing between intersections. Staff said UDOT requires…