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Wasatch County adopts code change requiring 30% open space for variable-lot developments in RA‑1 zone
Summary
The county council approved a text amendment to RA‑1 zoning to reclassify the 5→1 acre option as a "bonus density," require 30% dedicated open space for variable‑lot subdivisions and give the council discretionary review when civic uses are proposed in place of open space.
At second reading the Wasatch County Council approved amendments to county land‑use code (changes to 16.08/16.27) tightening how "variable lot size" developments operate in the RA‑1 zone. Planning staff explained the change aligns code text with the general plan's existing policy that variable‑lot developments should protect natural features and provide a minimum of 30% open space.
The ordinance clarifies that reductions to lot size (for example,…
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