Planning commission reviews wide-ranging Title 11 cleanup; staff to post public hearing March 19

North Ogden City staff on March 5 walked the Planning Commission through a proposed zone text amendment (2025-02) that would correct references and clarify multiple sections of the city’s land-use code, Title 11. Staff described the package as a mix of straightforward administrative fixes and several substantive items that warrant separate public discussion.

Scott Hess, Community and Economic Development Director, told the commission the proposed package contains roughly 36 items and that staff intends to separate clearly administrative corrections from topics that require more public input. “For tonight, we're looking at this simply as a work session,” Hess said. He told commissioners staff planned to post a public hearing on Friday that would allow the matter to appear on the March 19 meeting agenda, and that some items could be extracted for standalone hearings.

Commissioners and staff discussed a range of specific issues included in the packet. Key points of staff presentation and commission discussion included:

Building-height measurement: Staff said drawings and definitions for building-height measurement are inconsistent, especially on steep lots. Scott Hess said the city’s practice has often been to measure height using the threshold elevation at the front door and the top back of curb as the reference point. Staff proposed updating drawings and…