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GSBS Consulting briefs commission on general-plan update; public-release and review schedule set
Summary
GSBS Consulting presented its existing-conditions report and a vision/engagement timeline for Fairfield's general-plan update, proposing public release of the vision the week of March 24 and commission review in April, with town-council consideration in May; the consultant suggested special meetings if the commission needs additional review time.
Fairfield — Sean Hill of GSBS Consulting, the town’s general-plan consultant, presented an update to the Planning and Zoning Commission on the general-plan process, summarizing public engagement, the existing‑conditions report and a timeline for drafting the vision and plan.
Hill said consultants completed an existing-conditions report addressing planning context, population, zoning inventory, roads and traffic, water and sewer service, key sites and environmental matters (including a 2011 arsenic public-health assessment). He said public engagement (including an open house in December) produced “big ideas” the consultant will fold into a vision document: local food and agriculture, infrastructure for industrial/tech overlays (solar/industrial down Allens Ranch Road), transportation connectivity and preserving the town’s rural character through large-lot strategies.
Schedule and next steps: Hill told commissioners GSBS would publicly release a draft vision document the week of March 24, bring the vision and general-plan draft to the commission in April, and asked commissioners to consider either a special meeting (for additional review time) or routine April consideration given statutory 14-day notice before the town council can act. He said the mayor and consultant agreed on a timeline aimed at town-council consideration in May; commissioners agreed to review the existing-conditions document and consider whether a special meeting is needed.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff noted the general plan will guide later zoning and ordinance changes — including the sign and light-industrial-zone work discussed at the meeting — and said the town should state its desired vision to influence UDOT and county plans for regional roads.
Next steps: Commission members will review the existing-conditions report and the forthcoming vision draft; staff will schedule the April commission review and coordinate any special meeting requests so the consultant can meet the proposed May council hearing.
