Commission adopts land-use code changes to allow conditional light-industrial uses in RA-20 and require plats for certain boundary adjustments
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Summary
The commission approved an ordinance updating the Iron County Land Use Code to allow light-industrial uses in RA-20 by conditional use permit, to require plat amendments for full boundary adjustments in line with recent state definitions, and to move certain encroachment permit fees to the fee schedule.
Reid (planning staff) presented a recommended ordinance, adopted after the planning commission’s recommendation, that amends three elements of the county land-use code.
First, the change allows a light-industrial use in the RA-20 zone as a conditional use (previously it was prohibited in RA-20 but permitted in industrial and intensive agricultural zones). Staff said the conditional-use path allows the county to tailor conditions to the surrounding RA-20 area rather than granting a blanket permission.
Second, staff said state law created new definitions distinguishing simple boundary adjustments from full boundary adjustments (what the county used to call lot-line adjustments). The county’s ordinance now requires a proposed plat amendment when a transaction qualifies as a full boundary adjustment — i.e., where easements, rights-of-way, or internal lot restrictions would be affected — rather than permitting those changes only by deed. Planning staff said recording a plat amendment ensures long-term tracking of rights-of-way, easements and other parcel conditions.
Third, the ordinance removes specific fee amounts for encroachment permits from the code text and directs users to the county’s adopted fee schedule so fees remain consistent and administratively updatable without revising an ordinance.
The chair opened and closed a public hearing with no public speakers, then commissioners voted to adopt the ordinance.
Ending: Planning staff said the change is intended to add flexibility for small business opportunities in RA-20 while preserving the county’s ability to impose conditions; the plat amendment requirement aligns county practice with state statute for tracking changes that affect easements and rights-of-way.