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Planning commission forwards fence‑height amendment to City Council with favorable recommendation
Summary
The Bluffdale Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a staff‑proposed text amendment to section 11.161.40 (front‑yard fencing) that allows certain preexisting dwellings affected by an approved subdivision to retain higher front‑yard fences; the commission will send a recommendation to City Council for its Nov. 13 meeting.
The commission voted Oct. 2 to forward a staff‑prepared text amendment revising Bluffdale’s front‑yard fence standards for parcels that change front‑yard orientation after an approved subdivision plat. Planning staff explained that Bluffdale’s current code (section cited in staff report) limits the maximum height for site‑obscuring (solid) fences to 42 inches and open fences to 60 inches and that the proposed amendment specifically allows a preexisting dwelling that changes orientation due to a recorded, city‑approved plat to construct fencing consistent with its prior side‑yard configuration in the new front setback.
Caitlin Tubbs presented the background: the amendment responds to a City Council direction to consider limited exceptions where a lot’s frontage changes following formal subdivision review, and staff emphasized the proposal is narrow, applying only to preexisting dwellings on lots approved through the city’s subdivision process. No public comments or emails were submitted on the item during the hearing.
A commissioner moved to recommend the amendment to City Council; the motion was seconded, and the vote was unanimous with ayes recorded for Ulysses Flynn, Eric (recorded on the roll), Tina Griffiths and the presiding commissioner. The commission’s favorable recommendation will be transmitted to the City Council, which is scheduled to consider the amendment at its Nov. 13 meeting.
