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Planning commission split; forwards 40-acre general-plan amendment to county council
Summary
The Tooele County Planning Commission split 4-4 on a recommendation to amend the county general plan to change a 40-acre parcel from agricultural to residential. The tie means the item will go to the county council with a negative (split) recommendation. Public commenters raised concerns about water, septic, traffic and lot size.
The Tooele County Planning Commission voted in a 4-4 split on a motion to recommend that the county council amend the Tooele County General Plan to change a 40-acre parcel from agricultural uses to residential uses, the commission chair announced. Because the commission was split, staff said the file will go to the county council as a negative (split) recommendation.
The general-plan amendment under consideration would reclassify roughly 40 acres shown in county materials from agricultural to residential so the parcel would conform with potential rezoning requests. Planning staff explained the amendment is a recommendation only; any specific lot sizes, density limits and conditions would be set later if an applicant pursues a rezone or subdivision.
The decision followed a public hearing in which multiple residents said they oppose smaller lots in the area and raised…
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