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Planning Commission backs staff changes to variable lot size rules, including 30% open space requirement
Summary
The commission voted to recommend County Council approval of amendments to Wasatch County Code (16.08 & 16.27) to align variable lot size development with the general plan, clarifying density (1.3 acres/unit), adding a 30% open space requirement, and allowing council discretion to accept civic uses in lieu of open space.
The Wasatch County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the County Council consider staff's proposed amendments to Wasatch County Code sections 16.08 and 16.27, changes intended to better align the variable lot size development type in the RA‑1 zone with the county general plan.
Staff told the commission the draft amendments would: (1) revise the RA‑1 purpose statement to remove misleading references to rural densities, (2) clarify base density as 5 acres per unit with a defined bonus density pathway that can reduce the effective acreage per unit to 1.3 acres (and in some…
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