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Commission approves two Vista Valley plat amendments to accommodate TransWest Express corridor
Summary
After public hearings the Duchesne County Commission adopted two ordinances consolidating small recreational lots in Vista Valley and vacating certain easements to accommodate land acquired for the TransWest Express transmission route.
Duchesne County commissioners on June 2 adopted two ordinances (25-4-19 and 25-4-20) that consolidate numerous one‑acre recreational parcels in Vista Valley into larger lots and vacate specified road and utility easements where the TransWest Express transmission alignment requires clear title or construction access.
The approvals followed public hearings in which TransWest Express representatives and county planning staff described the changes as corrective to decades‑old, under‑sized parceling. County planning staff said the survey amendments replace numerous sub‑acre camping lots created in the 1960s with a small number of larger parcels — several in the 0.6–3.3 acre range — and relocate or formalize Sage Way and related rights‑of‑way so future access and utilities can be planned in a conventional layout.
Why it matters: TransWest Express has acquired fee interest in multiple small lots rather than seeking easements in places where the transmission line will cross the county. Without a plat amendment and targeted vacation of outdated easements, those small parcels would remain legally nonconforming and could hamper both county records and TransWest construction plans.
Details from the record
- Planning staff presented the existing Vista Valley Estates Unit 4 survey and the proposed sheet revisions prepared by New Engineering & Land Surveying. Revised sheets consolidate multiple lots and show relocated Sage Way along the northern boundary of the new parcels.
- The planning commission held a public hearing on May 14 and forwarded a recommendation to approve. At the county hearing TransWest’s representative (online) said the company has purchased the parcels to avoid creating unusable remnants when the line is built.
- One technical change requested during the planning review was a turnaround at the end of a road stub on Rustler Road; a revised sheet received before the county meeting added a hammerhead turnaround that meets county standards.
Commission action and next steps
The commission voted to adopt findings and approve Ordinance 25‑4‑19 and Ordinance 25‑4‑20 by unanimous voice vote. Planning staff said the county will record the amended plats and file the ordinances with the county recorder so that parcel descriptions and rights‑of‑way accurately reflect development and construction needs.
Ending: County staff will record the revised plats and continue to coordinate with TransWest on access and construction sequencing; the commission took no additional policy action beyond the ordinance approvals.
