Grantsville planning commissioners voted to approve proposed amendments to the Grantsville City Land Use and Management Code covering chapters 1 through 25, excluding chapter 20, to add the community development director into the set of officials authorized to act in places where the code references the zoning administrator.

Joel (staff) explained the change as primarily clerical and functional: the proposed edits insert the community development director into 53 places in the code where the zoning administrator is referenced so that the new position can act as a back-up or designee. Joel emphasized the change “doesn’t change the authority” but clarifies administrative responsibility.

Commissioners approved the amendments by voice vote.

Separately, staff presented an extensive proposed rewrite of chapter 20 (sign regulations). Staff recommended tabling action on chapter 20 so that attorney comments and recent case law can be fully incorporated. Planning staff summarized legal limits: municipalities can regulate the physical characteristics of signs (size, lighting, materials and placement) but generally cannot regulate sign content without triggering free-speech restrictions. Staff cited judicial guidance and recommended additional attorney review and refinements; commissioners agreed to table the section to give staff and counsel time to address attorney-recommended language and practical policy questions (for example whether to treat time-and-temperature signs differently).

Why it matters: The chapter 1–25 amendments update administrative practice so the new community development director can serve as a zoning official designee. The chapter 20 discussion and tabling reflect legal caution: sign regulation frequently triggers First Amendment issues and municipalities must be precise in code language to avoid litigation.

Next steps: The commission approved chapters 1–25 (except chapter 20) and asked staff to return a revised draft of chapter 20 after legal review. Staff invited public comment and indicated it would circulate attorney edits and model guidance to the commission for further consideration.