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Council members raise slope and retaining-wall concerns on proposed hillside rezone
Summary
During a rezone and concept-plan review, councilors and staff discussed steep slopes on a proposed subdivision, geotechnical studies, and measures to manage grading and revegetation; staff said cross-sections show no permanent retaining walls and geotechnical reports have been submitted for engineering review.
Councilors and staff spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing a proposed rezone and concept plan on a steep hillside, focusing on grading, retaining walls and downstream impacts to existing homes.
A council member said the site would require "a massive retaining wall" and compared it to recent problems at Wasatch Elementary School, asking what guarantees would protect neighbors. Staff and the project team said a geotechnical…
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