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Planning commission recommends denying Agricultural Protection Area for Freeze Creek parcel
Summary
The Emigration Canyon Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of Ryan Leek’s Agricultural Protection Area application for a 1475 North Pine Crest Canyon Road parcel, finding it does not meet the five statutory criteria because it lacks current commercial agricultural use, viable access and sufficient evidence of profitability or farm improvements.
The Emigration Canyon Planning Commission on Oct. 9 unanimously recommended that the City Council deny an application by Ryan Leek for designation of a 40‑acre parcel at 1475 North Pine Crest Canyon Road as an Agricultural Protection Area (APA).
The commission concluded Leek’s application (OAM2025‑001470) failed to satisfy the five criteria in Utah’s Agricultural Protection Act after staff review, the applicant’s presentation and extensive public comment. Commissioner Jim Karkut moved to recommend denial, citing statutory language and the commission’s deliberations; the motion carried unanimously.
Leek told the commission the parcel is intended as an experimental agroforestry and conservation project that would pair conservation…
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