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Santaquin resident asks council about keeping farms, council outlines zone‑change process for livestock
Summary
A Santaquin resident asked whether the city will preserve farmland or allow residential development and whether zoning changes could permit cows; councilors and staff said property owners control sales, the R‑10 zone does not allow cows, and a zone change would require planning review and neighbor notification.
Troy Frazier, a Santaquin resident, asked the City Council on June 17 whether the city intends to preserve farms or allow the area to become mostly residential and whether property owners can change zoning to keep livestock such as cows.
The question prompted a discussion with the mayor and city staff about how zoning works in Santaquin and what a property owner must do to seek livestock on land now zoned residential. The mayor and staff said the city cannot prevent an owner from selling property, that the R‑10 residential zone does not permit cows, and that the only path to allow livestock on an R‑10 parcel is an application for a zone change followed by planning and public hearings.
The exchange matters to residents and small‑scale farmers…
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