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Hooper council discusses opening general plan for developer's subdivision proposal
Summary
At a March 6 work meeting the Hooper City Council discussed whether to open its general plan to consider a developer's request to amend the land-use map for a proposed subdivision with two alternative layouts; councilmembers emphasized using a developer's agreement and planning-commission review before any rezoning.
Hooper City Council members spent the bulk of their March 6 work meeting discussing a developer's request to open the city's general plan to consider amending the land-use map for a proposed subdivision.
Council members and staff said the developer has presented two alternative plans: a higher-yield "blended" layout the transcript describes as a 53‑lot configuration that would reserve a large park, and a lower‑yield option of roughly 100 half‑acre lots. Council members raised concerns about lot yield, floodplain encroachment and the city's ability to shape the project's design before any rezoning is granted.
Why it matters: Opening the general plan or amending the land‑use map would be the first formal step toward a rezoning…
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