Commission approves Wasatch Peaks Ranch Phase 6 preliminary plat: 52 lots cleared for next steps

The Morgan County Commission voted May 6 to approve the Wasatch Peaks Ranch Phase 6 preliminary plat (application 24.08), which creates a 52-lot subdivision on 61.8 acres within a larger, approved development agreement and concept plan. Planning staff reported that the parcel and proposed layout comply with county subdivision standards, that the planning commission reviewed the application on April 10 and recommended approval by a 5–0 vote, and that required reviews (county engineer, fire department and utility districts) found no outstanding code deficiencies.

The approved preliminary plat follows the project’s previously approved concept plan and the county’s development agreement for Wasatch Peaks Ranch. Staff noted the proposal includes three rights-of-way (Aspen Trail, Bluestem Road and Ridge Road) and that some lots will rely on easements and cross-access rather than direct road frontage because ski-run and hazard-area geometry affected lot placement.

Commissioners approved the preliminary plat based on the findings and conditions in the staff report; final plat recordation will require completion of the conditions listed in the staff report and coordination on utilities and public improvements.

Planning staff and the commission said the approval advances the developer’s entitlement path but does not substitute for final engineering, construction bond requirements or recording of the final plat.