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Commissioners approve Rigby administrative plat, 8-lot Willow Park commercial subdivision and planning interns
Summary
The Jefferson County commissioners approved an administrative plat (Rigby 191) and an eight-lot commercial short plat for Willow Park, and authorized Planning & Zoning to hire paid interns for GIS work and volunteer students for area plans.
Jefferson County commissioners on Feb. 10 approved multiple planning items brought by county planning staff, including an administrative plat, a commercial short plat and authorization to hire GIS interns.
Staff described Rigby 191 as a one-lot administrative plat that removes a single parcel from the larger Hundred Chase subdivision. Planning staff said the lot includes an existing large barn and an existing shop; after discussion the board approved the administrative plat. Milton (planning staff) moved to approve Rigby 191; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
The board also approved an eight-lot commercial short plat for the Willow Park development, described by staff as about 45 acres being divided into commercial lots and a private road. Planning staff said the road includes a 60-foot turnaround and that building permits and access permits will trigger road-department review for bridge and access standards. A commissioner noted the commercial zoning allows a wide range of uses, and staff said conditional-use or access permits will be required for mobile-home parks, storage or other uses that need additional review. The motion to approve the Willow Park short plat passed on a roll call.
Planning staff asked for permission to recruit paid interns from Brigham Young University-Idaho—s geology and GIS programs to help county GIS work and large-area land-use analyses (Greater Rigby area and I-15 corridor). Staff said they have $15,000 in the consulting budget and proposed hiring interns at roughly $1720to2020 per hour for about 20 hours per week; commissioners approved hiring planning interns and allowing volunteers to assist on larger community planning projects.
Planning staff also described ongoing compliance work (inspections, letters to property owners) and said they were scanning and centralizing records. Staff urged that homeowners be given an opportunity to prune or remove trees placed in county right-of-way before the county acts.
