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Toquerville council recommends planning commission consider new ‘Highway Commercial’ zone
Summary
On Oct. 1 the Toquerville City Council voted to send a draft ordinance to the Planning Commission that would create a Highway Commercial zone to align the municipal code with the 2024 General Plan, instructing staff to correct code citations and typographical errors before referral.
TOQUERVILLE, Oct. 1 — The Toquerville City Council voted Oct. 1 to recommend that the Planning Commission consider Ordinance 2025.xx, a draft ordinance to adopt and designate a new "Highway Commercial" zone intended to reflect the city’s 2024 General Plan.
Council members discussed technical edits and the ordinance’s findings before voting to forward the draft. A motion to refer the ordinance to the Planning Commission with specified corrections carried by voice vote; the council president announced, “Motion carries.”
Council members said the primary task is to ensure the new zone’s ordinance language matches the city code’s review factors, specifically Municipal Code section 10-8-3. Speakers urged that the ordinance’s recitals and findings be reviewed by the Planning Commission and that typographical errors be corrected before the referral. One councilmember said the draft should change references to list factors “1 through 9” so they align exactly with 10-8-3. Another member said the history and litigation recitals provide useful context and supported leaving them in the draft for the Planning Commission’s review; others said the Planning Commission should decide which findings to retain.
The council’s action directs staff to correct citation and typographical errors identified during the meeting and to forward Ordinance 2025.xx to the Planning Commission for formal consideration. No final zoning designation or development approvals were made by the council; the item was a referral to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation.
Votes at a glance • Approval of minutes (Sept. 17, 2025) with correction: the council approved corrected minutes noting a transcription typo changing the word recorded as “dent” to “deny.” Motion and second were recorded and the council voted in favor by voice vote. • Recommendation to Planning Commission — Ordinance 2025.xx (Highway Commercial zone): Motion made and seconded to recommend consideration to the Planning Commission with corrections to align cited review factors to 10-8-3. The council took a roll-call/voice vote; the presiding official announced, “Motion carries.”
Context and next steps The council emphasized that the Planning Commission will review the ordinance’s findings and make recommendations about which findings to retain. The referral includes direction to correct code citations and typographical errors before the Planning Commission examines the draft. Any zone designation would require further actions from the Planning Commission and future council consideration according to the municipal adoption process.
The council took the vote during its regular meeting at Old Town Hall after returning to open session from a closed session earlier in the agenda.
