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Council approves rezone of 5-acre site at 200 West/200 South to allow 7,500-square-foot single-family lots
Summary
Ivins City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2025‑07 to change zoning for property at approximately 200 West and 200 South from RA‑1 (one acre minimum) to R‑1‑7.5 (7,500 sq ft lots); council members noted the developer's proposed plan averages much larger lots than the zoning minimum.
The Ivins City Council voted unanimously on April 3 to adopt Ordinance 2025‑07, approving a zoning map amendment for roughly five acres at approximately 200 West and 200 South, changing the parcel from RA‑1 (residential agricultural, one‑acre minimum) to R‑1‑7.5 (single‑family residential, minimum lot size 7,500 square feet).
Planning staff introduced the item and explained the Planning Commission held a public hearing March 18 and recommended approval. Rob, the city planner, summarized the applicant’s current plan for about 14 homes that would average roughly 11,000‑square‑foot lots — larger than the 7,500‑square‑foot minimum allowed by the new zone. He told council the proposed design would not be denser than nearby development and emphasized the applicant’s current layout averaged substantially larger lots than the zone minimum.
During council discussion, members raised charted concerns about bamboo and vegetation along 200 West that can create fire risk. Councilmember Barton said, "if this development is gonna get rid of some of that bamboo, I'm all in," and others said the proposed plan is reasonable. Councilmember (name withheld in minutes) noted that rezoning to R‑1‑7.5 creates the potential to allow smaller lots in the future but that the current concept plan calls for larger lots.
After the discussion, Councilmember (mover not specified) moved to approve Ordinance 2025‑07. A roll‑call vote followed: the council recorded unanimous approval and Mayor Chris Hart declared the motion carried.
Why it matters: The rezone allows a standard single‑family residential district at a higher density than the one‑acre designation but the applicant’s plan will likely build larger lots than the minimum, according to staff and the applicant. Councilmembers emphasized fire and landscape management along 200 West in their comments.
Ending: Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025‑07; staff will process subsequent subdivision and development applications per the city’s development review process.
