Levan Planning Commission approves building permits, conditions Messersmith project on plot map and wastewater OK

Levan Planning Commission members voted April 2 to approve routine meeting business and multiple building permits, and they granted conditional approval for a Messersmith building permit pending submission of a current plot map, confirmation of setbacks and proof of wastewater (septic) permit approval.

The meeting opened with a brief invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance before commissioners took up agenda business. The commission approved the minutes from its Feb. 5 meeting after Unidentified Speaker 4 moved to adopt them and Unidentified Speaker 1 seconded; the motion carried on the ayes recorded at the meeting.

Commission discussion focused on technical plan details for residential permits under review. Participants reviewed a submitted house plan and discussed how the lot was being presented on the drawings, footprint and basement treatment (the transcript records references to unexcavated areas and finished square footage), and utility siting. Commissioners and staff noted dimensional requirements cited on the plan: a 15-foot setback from neighboring lots, a 30-foot setback from the street and a 22-foot depth tied to a porch condition. Footing depths were discussed (plans noted 4-foot footings; speakers contrasted that with a 3-foot footing more typical on some jobs). Staff also indicated that an inspector had already approved a wastewater submittal for at least one item on the docket.

When the commission considered an application tied to 155 West 400 South, staff and commissioners confirmed that any final permit issuance would be contingent on the applicant producing a plot map and the required wastewater application. "You'll have to bring that in," an unidentified participant said when describing the file requirements; staff noted that approvals would be conditional until those documents were received.

On a separate motion, Unidentified Speaker 4 moved to approve the building permit for "c Messersmith" pending a current plot map, confirmation of setbacks, and wastewater approval; Unidentified Speaker 1 seconded and the motion passed with aye votes. The meeting record shows the commission required those documents before advancing the permit to final issuance.

Other items on the docket included an update that work on a roof for a Kerrigan project has begun and that an electrical/generator installation by "J and H Sherpa" had been inspected, and a staff-referenced extension request related to Gene Rolly (staff said an email from "Gus" asked for an extension under previously discussed timeframes). With no further business, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved.

Applicants whose approvals were made conditional must submit the required plot maps and wastewater permits before the town issues final building permits.