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Commission approves land‑use code changes to permit light‑industrial uses in RA‑20 as conditional and require plat amendments for full boundary adjustments
Summary
The Iron County Commission on Sept. 8 approved Ordinance 2025‑7, which (1) permits light industrial as a conditional use in the RA‑20 zone, (2) codifies state definitions requiring plat amendments for full boundary adjustments, and (3) removes encroachment permit fees from ordinance language to rely on an adopted fee schedule.
The Iron County Commission voted to adopt Ordinance 2025‑7 on Sept. 8, amending the county land‑use code in three primary ways: adding light‑industrial uses as a conditional use in the RA‑20 zone, aligning county code with state definitions for "simple" and "full" boundary adjustments (and requiring a plat amendment for full boundary adjustments), and removing fixed encroachment permit fees from the ordinance text so fees are maintained in the county's fee schedule.
Planning staff and the planning commission introduced the change after a property owner requested a light‑industrial conditional use on RA‑20 land where the use was previously not allowed. County staff and the planning commission recommended permitting the use as a conditional use in RA‑20 to allow impact‑tailored conditions consistent with neighboring uses.
The ordinance also responds to a change in state law that distinguishes simple boundary adjustments (which do not affect easements, rights‑of‑way or internal lot restrictions) from full boundary adjustments. The county's amendment requires an amended plat when a full boundary adjustment affects easements, rights‑of‑way or internal subdivision restrictions; planning staff said that is necessary to track rights tied to plats.
Finally, the ordinance removes enumerated fee amounts for encroachment permits from the ordinance language so the county can manage fees through its adopted fee schedule without having to update the ordinance each time fees change.
Commission action: a commissioner moved to approve the proposed county code amendment ordinance as presented; the motion was seconded and the commission voted in favor to adopt the ordinance.
Ending: Planning staff said the changes will be applied to future permit and subdivision reviews and that affected sections of the code and table of uses will be updated in the published county code.
Clarifying details: the planning staff said the RA‑20 change makes light industrial a conditional (C) rather than permitted (P) use in that zone; the new plat amendment requirement follows state statutory language and applies when an adjustment is not a "simple boundary adjustment."
