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Duchesne planners approve conditional use permit for five-site glamping campground with added conditions
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a five-site commercial glamping campground (Cedar Mountain, Lot 11) with added safety and neighbor-mitigation conditions including no recreational OHV operation at the campground, no recreational shooting, fence-design coordination with abutting owners, host contact info and fire extinguishers at campsites.
The Duchesne County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a five-site commercial glamping campground on Cedar Mountain (Lot 11) after an extended public hearing that included opposition from several nearby property owners. Commissioners adopted staff recommendations and added specific conditions aimed at mitigating safety and nuisance concerns.
Planner (speaker 3) summarized the project scope: the 9.95-acre parcel would host five elevated tent platforms, a bathhouse, a storage container and an on-site host. Tri County Health approved a cistern/water-hauling approach for up to 15 campers (20 people total including the host). Staff recommended conditions addressing parking, dust control, WUI (wildland-urban interface) compliance, signage limits (one on-site, up to 32 sq ft), and required building permits for platforms.
Neighbors objected on several fronts. Carl Potter said he felt "lied to" by the owners about the project's scale and raised repeated concerns about trespass, noise, road impacts and wildfire risk. Jody Haslam and other adjacent property owners cited property-value, privacy and road-maintenance worries and questioned why health approvals preceded CUP approval. The planner read multiple written statements into the record from surrounding owners expressing similar fears about noise, trespass and fire.
County staff and the applicant irectorate responded with mitigation options. The commission added the following conditions to staff's recommendation: no recreational shooting at the campground (other than self-defense), no operation of off-highway vehicles inside the campground, a fence or physical barrier to deter trespass with the fence design to be reviewed in consultation with abutting property owners, contact information for the on-site host shared with neighboring property owners and posted on reservation websites, and the placement of a fire extinguisher at each campsite. The planner noted that all WUI and fire-related improvements must be reviewed and signed off by the county fire marshal.
Applicant representative Keith Goodspeed said the owners are "planning on going forward" and that the project team has met with county emergency planning staff; he said he believed the Vass family would comply with the listed mitigation. Staff emphasized that failure to meet permit conditions could lead to revocation of the conditional use permit and that the business license could not be issued until inspections and conditions were met.
The motion to approve the CUP with the additional, neighbor-focused conditions passed by voice vote; the planner will prepare written findings, mail them to participants and the decision will be subject to a 10-day appeal period to the County Commission.
