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Duchesne County recesses public hearing on proposed subdivision ordinance until March 10
Summary
The Duchesne County Commission recessed a Feb. 24 public hearing on draft ordinance 25-4-18 after hours of testimony and staff presentation about changes to minor subdivision rules, water requirements, and road standards; the hearing will resume March 10 at 1 p.m.
The Duchesne County Commission on Feb. 24 recessed the public hearing on proposed Ordinance 25-4-18, which would amend the county subdivision code, until March 10, 2025, at 1 p.m. The hearing was recessed after staff described proposed changes and dozens of residents and stakeholders spoke about water hauling, class D road mapping and enforcement, and agricultural-lot restrictions.
The proposed ordinance would narrow the scope of the county's minor-subdivision process and add new requirements for water, road access and well protection zones. County staff recommended postponing a final decision until the Duchesne County Planning Commission finalizes findings at its March 5 meeting and forwards a recommendation to the commission.
County staff described several substantive changes in 25-4-18: reducing the maximum number of lots that can be created via the minor-subdivision process from 10 to 4; clarifying that new lots (except agricultural remainders) must have culinary water approved by Tri-County Health and the Utah Division of Water…
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