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Commission approves three plat amendments and a rezone; several items postponed
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Morgan County Commission approved three subdivision amendments and a rezone, and postponed a noxious‑weed ordinance for further drafting. The commission also approved deleting a 60‑square‑foot remnant parcel and wiping its 2023 taxes from the rolls.
The Morgan County Commission on March 18 approved several land‑use items after staff and the planning commission recommended approval.
Votes at a glance - Heights at Whisper Ridge, Amendment Plat No. 2 (application 24‑065): approved. The amendment combined certain lot lines and modified four lots; county staff and the Mountain Green Fire Protection District recommended approval and the Planning Commission forwarded the item with a unanimous recommendation. The commission voted to approve the plat amendment. - Giles Estates, Plat Amendment No. 1 (application 24‑061): approved. The amendment formalizes lot line adjustments that add acreage to four existing lots; staff recommended approval and the Planning Commission recommended approval (5–0) and the commission approved the amendment. - Cottonwoods Phase 7B, Amended Plat No. 3 (application 24‑063): approved. The applicant requested consolidation of two lots into one; county staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval and the commission voted in favor. - Halston rezone (application 24‑079): approved. The commission rezoned a 4.31‑acre parcel from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Town Center (TC) after the applicant said the change would allow a single 15‑acre coordinated development concept when combined with adjacent property the applicant controls. Commissioners requested coordination with adjacent owners and cemetery stakeholders as the project advances.
Other land‑use and record actions - Parcel deletion and tax waiver: commissioners approved waiving erroneous 2023 taxes and deleting a 60‑square‑foot remnant parcel that lies in the road (parcel 00‑0084‑3741). A title company had omitted the remnant from a 2023 conveyance; staff said the parcel is effectively part of the right‑of‑way and recommended deletion. - Gardiner rezone: the applicant requested a two‑week continuance; the commission postponed the item to the April 1 meeting. - Noxious weed ordinance: commissioners postponed further action on an updated noxious‑weed control ordinance and asked staff to revise language on due‑process and entry/notice procedures.
County staff said all approved plats met code requirements and noted the Planning Commission had recommended each approval by unanimous votes. Commissioners and staff highlighted the importance of continued coordination with fire protection, county surveyor and county engineering staff on final plat recording conditions.
