Weber County approves one-lot Walter House subdivision in A-2 zone

Weber County planning staff recommended final approval of the Walter House one-lot subdivision in the A-2 zone at 650 North 5500 West in Ogden, and the meeting chair approved the subdivision during the county's administrative review meeting on Aug. 2, 2023.

The approval creates a 2-acre lot with an existing residence and leaves a remainder parcel of roughly 504 acres, planning staff said. The county waived the usual feasibility requirement for water and sewer because the lot contains an existing home. Tammy, a planning staff member, said the proposed lot exceeds A-2 zone minimums for residential use, which are 40,000 square feet in area and 150 feet in width.

According to the staff report, the plat must be updated to address minor comments from the Weber County Surveyor's Office and the county engineering division before the plat can be printed and recorded. Planning staff said there is a road dedication along 5500 West associated with the plat. The applicant, identified in the meeting as Mr. Hansen, said he started the process in May and was relieved it was moving toward completion: "The sooner the better, been waiting for this ... so at least it's getting done. Good."

County staff described the sequence for finalizing the subdivision: the applicant's engineer must upload a revised plat addressing the review comments into the county's submission system; planning and review agencies will re-review; once all agencies sign off the final mylar will be prepared and the applicant or engineer may take it to the county recorder to record. Planning staff noted that the recorder assigns a new parcel number when the plat is recorded but that a parcel number becomes effective for tax purposes after Jan. 1 of the following tax year.

The meeting transcript records the meeting chair approving the subdivision "as presented by Tammy today and as shown in the staff report." The approval was entered without a recorded roll-call vote; the transcript does not show a separate motion or named second. Conditions listed in the staff report and any outstanding review-agency requirements must be satisfied before recording.

Next steps: the applicant must submit a revised plat that incorporates the county surveyor's and engineering comments, secure all required review-agency clearances, have the mylar executed with signatures, and record the plat with the county recorder to receive the new parcel number for future tax purposes.