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Plains Zoning presents draft public-works manual; commissioners debate landscaping limits and sprinkler setbacks
Summary
Plains Zoning and public-works staff briefed commissioners on a draft public-works manual that aims to clarify road-construction standards; commissioners discussed whether landscaping should be allowed in county rights-of-way, recommended limits on rock sizes and sprinkler-head setbacks to prevent shoulder saturation and drainage problems.
Plains Zoning and public-works staff on July 21 presented a draft public-works manual intended to give developers clearer specifications for building and repairing roads than existing, more-vague county code.
Milton Overton of Plains Zoning told the board the manual draws on other county standards, including Bonneville and Bingham counties, to provide technical guidance on trenching, testing and other road-construction…
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