Weber County planning commission recommends denial of Eden-area rezoning after hours-long public hearing

After more than three hours of staff presentations, legal explanations and public comment, the Weber County Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend denial of an application to rezone roughly 20 acres at about 5204 East Highway 166 from AV-3 to the county—9s form-based zone.

The proposal, described in staff materials as a mixed-use, village-style development that the applicant says would use transferable development rights (TDRs) to avoid increasing valleywide density, drew sustained public opposition and a lengthy staff policy review. Planning director Rick Grover and county counsel Courtland (last name not specified in the record) briefed commissioners on statutory deadlines and how their recommendation would be forwarded to the county commission.

The item was the meeting—9s most contested. Planning staff outlined how the rezone would interact with the Ogden Valley General Plan and with existing street-regulating plans. Charlie (last name not specified in the record), senior planner, summarized the plan—9s goals to focus new residential growth into…