Planning commission continues Westbridge Meadows rezone discussion; setbacks, park dedication and phasing raised

Weber County planning commissioners on April 15 continued a work-session discussion of the proposed Westbridge Meadows rezone and associated development agreement, focusing on river setbacks, wildlife-management buffers, public-park dedication, infrastructure phasing and how water availability will limit buildout.

County planning staff said the development agreement and zoning text are being finalized and that the planning commission's review centers on land-use provisions (density, setbacks, public-parcel dedications) rather than the later finance or legal details that will be negotiated between the county and the developer. The commission was briefed on how the rezone and development agreement would be phased and on the county's approach to conditioned approvals: rezonings and recorded plats will not be finalized until the developer demonstrates required infrastructure and wet-water for recorded subdivisions.

Commissioners and the developer debated a 600-foot buffer requested by the Division of Wildlife…