Commission approves three rezoning requests in Adger, Sparks Gap and Lehi

The Jefferson County Commission on Sept. 11 approved three rezoning requests affecting properties in Adger, the Sparks Gap area and Lehi. The commission opened public hearings and moved each item after receiving staff and planning-and-zoning recommendations. For Z250019, a property at 10305 Camp Oliver Road in Adger, planning staff said a small commercial zoning portion from the 1980s has never been used and recommended rezoning the entire parcel to A-1 (agriculture); the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval and no members of the public spoke. For Z250020, a five-acre tract near Sparks Gap Road and Eastern Valley Road was proposed for rezoning to allow a fourplex the applicant intends to market to disabled and older residents. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, but county staff recommended a condition limiting density to no more than one unit per acre. The record included two written oppositions raising concerns about compatibility with surrounding housing, traffic, trash, turnover and crime potential; the applicant addressed those concerns at Planning and Zoning and the commission approved the rezoning. For Z250021, the applicant sought to rezone three small lots that had previously been subdivided under an E-2 estate zoning back to A-1 to allow placement of a mobile home; planning staff noted surrounding parcels are predominantly A-1 and Planning and Zoning recommended approval. No audience speakers appeared at the hearings. Each zoning item passed on voice vote with no recorded opposition during the commission meeting.