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Planning commission backs rezoning request for North Fork parcel owned by Dennis Peterson
Summary
Duchesne County planning staff recommended and the Planning Commission approved a map amendment to change 6.27 acres along the North Fork of the Duchesne River from A-5 (five-acre agricultural) to R-1 (one-acre residential), clearing the way for a draft minor subdivision.
The Duchesne County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a zoning map amendment requested by property owner Dennis Peterson to change a 6.27-acre parcel along the North Fork of the Duchesne River from A-5 (five-acre agricultural) to R-1 (one-acre residential).
County planning staff told the commission that the application met public-notice requirements and the rezoning criteria in county code. Staff said the neighborhood already contains smaller lots — “Of the surrounding 20 properties, 15 are under 2 and a half acres already, with 13 even being less than 1 acre” — and concluded the requested change would not create incompatibility with surrounding uses. Staff recommended that the county commission adopt the staff findings and approve the rezoning.
Peterson told the commission he bought the original cabin in 1978 and later acquired additional adjacent parcels. He said the rezoning would “enable a minor subdivision” to recreate the historic lots so he can deed one to his son, and he asked the county to consider reimbursing his $650 application fee.
Commissioner Annette Miller moved to approve the rezoning recommendation; Commissioner Kelsey Carter seconded. The planning commission voted in favor and the staff will forward the recommendation and findings to the Duchesne County Commission for final action at its next meeting.
The change, if adopted by the county commission, would reduce the minimum lot size on the property from five acres to one acre; Peterson provided a draft minor-plat showing three lots and a remainder, and staff said the proposed lots would have recorded access and shared-water-well agreements. The staff report noted water availability documentation and existing shared-well agreements as part of the application.
The county review process continues: the Planning Commission’s approval is a recommendation to the Duchesne County Commission, which must act on the staff findings and the commission’s recommendation at its upcoming meeting.
