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Toquerville council approves rezone for Devil’s Hole area over resident objections, 3-2
Summary
The Toquerville City Council approved a zone change from MU-20 to R1-20 for parcels that include the feature known as Devil’s Hole, 3-2, after extended public comment and debate over protections and guarantees for the sensitive land feature.
The Toquerville City Council on Sept. 17 voted 3-2 to approve a zone change application submitted by American Consulting and Engineering on behalf of property owners that would reclassify parcels including the area known as Devil’s Hole from MU-20 mixed use to R1-20 single-family residential.
The measure, which council staff said is intended to establish an underlying base density ahead of a separate MPDO (Master Planned Development Overlay) application, drew lengthy public comment and repeated requests from at least one council member to postpone the decision until the developer produced a binding plan to protect Devil’s Hole.
City planner Emily (staff) told the council that the application is “consistent with the future land use map in the general plan” and explained the process: “The rezone is, in this case, the first step to establishing the base density for an MPDO, which would give them 2 units per acre. That density is then applied in that MPDO if it's submitted and approved.”
Several residents, including longtime users of the site,…
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