Planning commission approves general plan amendment and rezoning recommendation for Navy Meadows with affordable housing condition

The Weber County Planning Commission voted to recommend a general plan amendment (GPA2024-01) and forward a positive rezone recommendation (ZMA2023-08) for the Navy Meadows development, subject to a development agreement and multiple conditions including a commitment that a percentage of townhome units be reserved as affordable through the Weber County housing authority.

What staff described: Planning staff (Felix Iovarino) told commissioners the property straddles future land-use categories and that a general-plan amendment was needed for a small southeast pocket proposed for townhomes (R3) while the larger area would be R115 (R1-15 equivalent). Staff said the concept plan includes a roughly 4.82-acre park, pathways along the Hooper Slough, pedestrian bridges, and internal connectivity. Staff also highlighted water-wise landscaping standards and sought to limit single-family driveway access from future 80-foot right-of-way collector streets (3300 South and the center collector). Staff presented the county’s recommended development-agreement conditions and asked that single-family dwelling lots not have direct driveway access…