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Commission recommends requiring permits for agricultural uses in Emigration Canyon code
Summary
Planning staff and the commission agreed to remove an exemption that previously allowed agricultural uses and keeping animals to proceed without permits; the change will be forwarded to city council with housekeeping edits to titles and capitalization.
On July 10 the Emigration Canyon Planning Commission unanimously recommended the City Council amend municipal code Section 19.02.09 to remove a longstanding exemption that let uses described as "agricultural" and the keeping or raising of animals proceed without a use or building permit.
Staff told the commission the exemption is a legacy of county code intended for agricultural jurisdictions in the valley and has caused administrative confusion in the canyon. The proposed change would subject agricultural activities to the same permitting processes as other uses so the…
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