Beaver City Council votes to vacate Crowther Subdivision; DeMille subdivision remains approved by planning commission

Beaver City Council voted to vacate the Crowther Subdivision Phase 1 after a public hearing and discussion of utility easements and access requirements.

City planning staff explained the request, noting the Crowther map showed multiple easements that would be vacated while dedications for 500 East and 650 East would remain. Staff told the council the parcels were intended to be consolidated with the DeMille Subdivision, which had been approved by the planning and zoning commission.

Council members pressed for clarifications about utilities and emergency access. Planning staff said public utility easements (PUEs) along the new private drive would remain in place where needed, an 8-inch water line and a fire hydrant at the farthest end of the private drive are required, and the private sewer line would connect to the city main at a manhole with approximately 700 feet of private service. The private drive was described as a hammerhead turnaround that meets fire-code dimensions; snow removal and private maintenance would be the owner’s responsibility.

Council member Tyler Skeena moved to vacate the Crowther Subdivision Phase 1; Council member Allison Webb seconded the motion. In a roll-call vote recorded by the clerk, Owen Spencer, Tyler Skeena and Allison Webb voted yes. Council member Randy Hunter was noted as present earlier in the discussion; council minutes record the vacate motion as adopted.

Planning and zoning had already approved the DeMille Subdivision; staff said the council’s vacate ordinance clears an overlapping older subdivision map to allow the DeMille layout to be recorded.

Council directed staff to ensure utility easements were properly reserved and to document accepted improvements before final recording.