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Commission sends Tremonton-area zoning map amendment back to planning commission for revision
Summary
The county commission voted to return a proposed rezone in the Tremonton area (ordinance 630) to the planning commission so staff and planning can resolve a requested exclusion for a one‑acre shop before the commission acts.
The Box Elder County Commissioners voted to send a proposed zoning map amendment in the Tremonton area back to the planning commission for further work after an applicant asked that a one‑acre parcel that includes a shop be excluded from the requested RR-1 (rural residential 1-acre) rezone.
Scott Lyons, Community Development staff, explained the application had previously been considered by the planning commission, which recommended approval of the entire parcel from unzoned to RR-1. Lyons said the applicant subsequently asked that a one-acre portion where a shop and potential plumbing business exists be left unzoned to accommodate that use. Lyons told the commission: "At this level, you guys have three choices... approve the rezone as originally applied for... modify the request... or kick it back to the planning commission."
Members of the commission said they preferred to have the planning commission resolve the requested exclusion so the county commission would receive a clean recommendation. Commissioner Perry moved to send Ordinance No. 630 (zoning and map amendment, Tremonton area) back to the planning commission for revision and recommendation; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote.
The planning commission will revisit the request and may recommend either the original full RR-1 rezone or a modified ordinance excluding the one-acre parcel for the shop. County staff noted that unzoned land is, under current local practice, treated more permissively than many would expect and asked for direction on whether to pursue code changes clarifying how unzoned lands should be regulated in future updates to the land‑use code.
