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Planning commission advances ordinance work: subdivision fees, annexation policy and Chapter 3 updates discussed
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a proposed subdivision fee schedule, the annexation policy and changes needed in Chapter 3 (administration and enforcement). Staff will compile fee comparisons, contact city engineers Jones & DeMille about their review fees, and circulate a redlined Annexation Policy and Chapter 3 edits for the commission's next meeting.
Fountain Green Planning Commission members spent a major portion of Tuesday's meeting reviewing policy and code changes related to subdivisions, annexation policy and Chapter 3 (administration and enforcement).
Commissioners identified several near-term tasks: assemble a fee schedule for new subdivision procedures, confirm who will serve as the approving officer for subdivision reviews, and obtain a cost or hourly estimate from the engineering firm Jones & DeMille for the role the city may delegate to external reviewers.
Planning staff recommended adopting a multi-part fee schedule (preliminary plat fee, final plat fee, per-lot fee, inspection fee, approving-officer fee). Commissioners asked staff to compile sample fee schedules used by neighboring jurisdictions (a Davis County example was cited) and to bring a draft recommendation to the City Council next week. Staff said some fees (the approving-officer charge) would be passed through from consultants; the commission asked staff to request a ceiling or a fee breakdown from Jones & DeMille before finalizing recommendations.
On annexation policy, commissioners reviewed a draft that contains blanks for local values (minimum annexation acreage, population thresholds and fiscal assumptions). Commissioners said the first paragraph should be stronger and less conditional ("shall" or "must" rather than "should") and asked staff to run the draft by the city attorney before public release. Commissioners also discussed including a pre-application meeting and a procedural checklist for prospective annexation applicants to reduce speculative requests and to give staff and the commission sufficient information to decide whether to proceed.
Commissioners agreed to form a small working group: staff will send the redline versions and the draft fee schedules to two designated commissioners and the working group will produce a consolidated draft for commission review at the next meeting. The work includes revising Chapter 3 to reflect the new subdivision rules and to update conditional-use and appeal procedures.
