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County planning commission recommends against Packer Township rezoning request for two parcels; requests more analysis
Summary
Staff recommended that Packer Township require more detailed justification and technical studies before adopting a proposed rezoning from conservation to light industrial for two parcels owned or controlled by entities tied to Candu.
The Carbon County Planning Commission issued a detailed review of a proposed Packer Township zoning map amendment seeking to rezone two tax parcels (combined about 30 acres) from C1 (conservation/light industrial) to I1 (light industrial). Staff presented the commission’s written findings and recommended that Packard Township and its planning commission carefully consider several technical and policy concerns before adopting any rezoning.
Staff told commissioners the applicant—identified in the packet as Greater Hazelnut Community Area New Development Organization (aka Candu)—proposes rezonings that would extend industrial zoning across municipal boundaries in a way the applicant says would make zoning consistent in “all three municipalities.” County staff flagged that the minimum lot-size standards differ markedly among the…
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