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Nibley council approves second-reading rezone to neighborhood commercial amid wetlands, water-rights questions
Summary
On second reading the Nibley City Council approved Ordinance 2415 to rezone a south parcel to neighborhood commercial. Council and staff discussed an on-site spring with claimed water rights, potential wetland delineation and federal/state permits, and requested developer coordination with state agencies before development.
Nibley City Council voted to approve Ordinance 2415 on second reading, rezoning a south parcel to neighborhood commercial.
Council members and staff spent most of the discussion addressing environmental and water-rights issues raised since the prior hearing, including concerns about a spring on the site that may carry an attached water right and the potential presence of wetlands that could trigger state and federal permitting requirements.
Tom Dickinson, a city staff member who said he had followed up after the previous meeting, said he had spoken with a resident, Miss Vaughn, about the site and that "there's actually a spring with water rights on it." Dickinson told the council the developer had proposed piping and conveyance options and that…
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