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Council approves rezoning for property owner Michelle Keelan subject to development agreement with lighting and noise limits
Summary
The Virgin Town Council approved a zone‑map change from rural‑residential to commercial for an applicant’s parcel, but only after requiring the applicant to execute a development agreement that bans hotels, motels, service stations and food trucks and includes lighting and noise limits.
The Virgin Town Council on Jan. 21 approved a rezoning from rural‑residential to commercial for a parcel owned by applicant Michelle Keelan, contingent on a development agreement the applicant will prepare and the town attorney will review.
The council’s motion requires the development agreement to prohibit certain uses on the site — specifically hotels, motels, automobile service stations and food trucks — and to include standards the council said would reduce impacts on neighboring Desert Gardens and the town’s dark‑sky aims. Council members specified inclusion of dark‑sky‑compliant lighting, restrictions on light trespass and an enforceable noise‑decibel limit.…
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