Parowan planning commission backs public hearing on shifting Board of Adjustment to single-member appeal authority

Parowan Planning and Zoning Commission members voted Feb. 5 to send a proposed rewrite of the city’s Board of Adjustment rules to a public hearing Feb. 19, 2025, after staff presented changes that would rename the body the “appeal authority” and convert it from a five-member board to a single appointed official.

Dan (staff member) told the commission he revised Chapter 14, Section 15—formerly titled “Board of Adjustment”—to reflect state guidance and the city’s preference for an appeal authority model. “Parowan City appeal authority shall consist of 1 member and shall serve for an undefined term,” Dan said, reading the draft. He said the proposal would have the mayor appoint the appeal authority “with advice and consent of the city council,” require selection based on “technical…