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Planning commission narrows Emigration Canyon fence standards; staff to circulate revised draft
Summary
The Emigration Canyon Planning Commission debated fence rules in a lengthy discussion of setbacks, height limits, visual articulation and wildlife openings. Commissioners agreed to pursue a compromise setback near 12 feet and asked staff to refine language and circulate a shared Title 19 draft before the May 8 meeting.
Members of the Emigration Canyon Planning Commission spent the bulk of a April 3 meeting refining draft fence rules in the town's proposed Title 19 update, focusing on setbacks along Emigration Canyon Road, maximum height and visual mitigation measures, and wildlife openings.
The commission discussed the draft provision that would bar any fence "unless shown on an approved site plan," with one commissioner warning that the word "approved" could lock the county into rules that may not suit changing ecological or topographic conditions. Staff acknowledged the concern and proposed clarifying language to make review and reasonable exceptions possible.
On setbacks, the draft retained the existing 20-foot minimum from the paved surface for fences fronting Emigration Canyon Road, but commissioners said that distance is often impractical where properties abut steep slopes or existing, long-standing fences. After examining Google-Earth examples…
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