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Planning commission recommends denial of proposal to cut RA‑5 minimum lot size from 5 to 2.5 acres
Summary
The Utah County Planning Commission voted 5–1 on Feb. 18 to recommend denial of a proposed land‑use ordinance amendment that would cut the RA‑5 minimum lot size from five acres to 2.5 acres for parcels tied to homeowners associations.
The Utah County Planning Commission voted 5–1 on Feb. 18 to recommend denial to the Utah County Commission of a proposed amendment that would change minimum area in the RA‑5 (residential agricultural) zone from five acres to 2.5 acres for properties associated with homeowners associations.
Staff told the commission the proposal was intended to allow smaller lots within an HOA but that the applicant’s written language was unclear and could be read to require HOAs on 2.5‑acre parcels. A planner said the RA‑5 zone covers roughly 70,000 acres of unincorporated county land and that the ordinance and the county general plan prioritize agricultural uses, protection of irrigated land and managed growth.
“It is my feeling that there is only a very small quantity of unincorporated…
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