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Pleasant View approves modification of a public utility easement, subject to utility sign‑offs
Summary
The commission approved reducing a 20‑foot public utility easement to 10 feet along property at 1084 West 4275 North, contingent on written approvals from CenturyLink/Lumen, Optic Loop and Rocky Mountain Power and city engineer recommendations.
Pleasant View Planning Commission members voted Oct. 2 to approve a modification to a public utility easement at 1084 West 4275 North, reducing the recorded 20‑foot utility and slope easement to a 10‑foot utility easement, contingent on sign‑offs from affected utilities and concurrence from the city engineer.
Tammy, planning staff, explained the petitioner needs a smaller easement to build a retaining wall whose design requires structural geogrid fabric that would extend into the existing slope easement. City engineer Dana reviewed the proposal and advised the modification would allow the property owner to do grading and slope work while leaving a narrower utility access for the city and utilities.
Petitioner Jay Guerra told the commission he seeks the change to install a geogrid system behind a retaining wall. He said neighboring properties have landscaping and fences that extend to their property lines and that his request is for a 10‑foot reduction from the current 20‑foot easement on his lot.
Staff reported most utilities had provided release letters or had been contacted but one — Rocky Mountain Power — had declined to release the full 20‑foot area and was continuing to review. Tammy said staff had also received a letter from Comcast and was awaiting additional responses. The planning commission was presented with two options: table the application while utilities responded or approve subject to receiving the outstanding utility sign‑offs and final city‑engineer confirmation.
Commissioner Sean moved to approve the easement modification conditioned on written approvals from CenturyLink/Lumen, Optic Loop and Rocky Mountain Power and any further recommendations by the city engineer; Commissioner John seconded the motion. The commission recorded a unanimous vote in favor and directed staff to work with the petitioner and utilities to complete the required releases before final administrative recording.
The approval explicitly left the public utility easement in place (reduced to 10 feet), preserving utility access while allowing the private retaining‑wall work if utilities confirm the reduced area is acceptable.
