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Planning commission sets Sept. 4 public hearings on RV-park code revisions and wetlands map
Summary
Willard City Planning Commission set public hearings for Sept. 4, 2025, to consider revisions to the recreational vehicle (RV) and RV-park zoning code and an amendment to the general plan to expand environmentally sensitive areas to include wetlands; commissioners debated noise-hour alignment and fireworks language during the meeting.
Members of the Willard City Planning Commission set public hearings for Sept. 4, 2025, to consider revisions to the city's recreational vehicle and RV-park code and to consider amending the future land-use map to add wetlands to environmentally sensitive areas. The meeting was held Aug. 21, 2025; participants are identified in the transcript only by numeric speaker labels.
The first major item was a continued review of proposed changes to the RV parks code (Willard zoning code section 24.92.03). Speaker 2 introduced the item and staff-provided edits (referred to in the meeting as the version prepared by 'Maddie') were discussed. Commissioners spent the most time on two operational items: aligning the city's noise-hour standards (some commissioners recalled construction/noise hours as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., while the draft language and current code referenced 10 to 7) and whether to allow an exception for fireworks on holidays such as July 4. Speaker 5 said the way the draft was written would likely prohibit fireworks and noted that state park staff had asked for the prohibition; other commissioners said the draft should be checked and clarified before the hearing.
After clarifying that most changes appeared to be clerical and that staff would include impact-fee studies and related material in the hearing packet, Speaker 3 moved to schedule a public hearing on the RV-park code revisions for Sept. 4. Speaker 1 seconded; Chair (Speaker 2) called a voice vote and declared the hearing set after a recorded "Aye." The transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally.
Shortly after, the commission discussed an amendment to the future land-use map in chapter 3 of the general plan (adopted March 2024) to expand environmentally sensitive areas to include wetlands. Speaker 7 presented a map prepared by Jones and Associates that added wetlands, landslide areas, steep slopes, floodplain zones and fault lines; several commissioners said the map was more accurate and recommended updating the general plan map and adding verbiage that would refer to federal and state wetlands protections. Commissioners debated whether to also add verbiage to the zoning ordinance or simply reference state/federal standards in the general plan.
Speaker 3 moved to set a public hearing for the general-plan amendment to consider adding wetlands to the environmentally sensitive areas; the commission agreed to schedule the hearing for Sept. 4 to coincide with other hearings. Commissioners asked staff to prepare suggested language and references to state and federal wetlands guidance for review before the hearing.
What happens next: staff will circulate the public-hearing packet, including the revised RV-park language, impact-fee information, and proposed verbiage for wetlands protections. The commission will hold the public hearings on Sept. 4, 2025, and forward any recommended changes to the city council for further action if needed.
