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County planning commission recommends against rezoning two Packard Township parcels to industrial
Summary
The Carbon County Planning Commission reviewed a petition to rezone two Packard Township parcels from conservation to light industrial and recommended against the change until the applicant provides clearer materials, ownership clarification and environmental studies.
The Carbon County Planning Commission reviewed a petition by the Greater Hazen Community Area New Development Organization (CANDU) to amend the Packard Township zoning map and recommended against the requested change from C‑1 (Conservation) to I‑1 (Industrial) for two parcels totaling about 30 acres.
The commission's written review raised three principal concerns: the application contained incomplete and hard-to-read submission materials (copies submitted in 8½-by-11 format), aerial and on-site inspection indicated earthmoving activity inconsistent with the applicant's statement that there were "no improvements on the premises," and the county found discrepancies in minimum-lot-size requirements between the affected municipalities that were not addressed by the applicant.
Why this matters: the rezoning would change permitted uses and could influence future industrial…
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