Planning commission finds proposed Rollins Ranch road realignment would harm neighbors, forwards findings to county commission

The Morgan County Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to forward a set of findings about a proposed road realignment in the Rollins Ranch development agreement amendment and to send the matter to the County Commission for final action. The commission’s recommendation followed more than an hour of public comment raising safety, traffic and property‑use concerns.

The item under review was application 25.037, described in staff materials as the Rollins Ranch development agreement fifth amendment, which would revise a road alignment on a roughly 250‑acre parcel near 6113 North Hidden Valley Road. Planning staff read a letter from the Mountain Green Fire Protection District that said the proposed Ponderosa Subdivision is approved and that the road alignment adjustments do not affect that approval; the letter also said an on‑site water flow test must be performed and witnessed before homes are built.

Why it matters: The commission’s findings will be advisory only. As Planning Director Jeremy (planning staff) explained, “we are appointed. We're not elected. We're not truly a legislative body, so we'll make a recommendation tonight... This will then go to the county commission.” Neighbors said the change would place a new road closer…