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Willard commission denies long-standing temporary conditional-use permit for mobile barber
Summary
Planning commissioners voted to deny a temporary conditional-use permit issued in 2016 to Terry Ross after finding multiple unmet conditions, including failure to build the required permanent shop and incomplete water/sewer connections; commissioners suggested reapplication with corrected conditions.
The Willard City Planning Commission on Jan. 15 voted to deny a temporary conditional-use permit originally issued to Terry Ross on Dec. 29, 2016 for a mobile barber business at 595 South Lane.
The permit had been renewed in 2019 but carried a two-year time limit; commissioners and staff noted Ross had not met several permit conditions, including construction of the permanent shop required by the permit and full water/sewer connections.
Ross told the commission he continues to cut hair by appointment and that the trailer served as his workspace. “I still wanna keep my hand in it,” he said, describing the operation as largely appointment-based and noting the trailer has heat and air.
Commissioners expressed concern about treating Ross differently from other conditional-use holders. One commissioner observed that Ross appeared to be in violation of a number of conditions and warned that allowing continued noncompliance could create difficult precedents for other permit holders.
After discussion, a commissioner moved and a seconded the motion to deny the temporary conditional-use permit; the motion passed by voice vote and the chair announced approval. Commissioners suggested Ross could reapply with a new or revised conditional-use application that addressed the code requirements (for example, a permanent accessory structure with required sewer/water connections) if he wished to continue the business.
The decision reflects enforcement of permit conditions and the commission’s preference that active noncompliant uses be reviewed through a formal reapplication process rather than indefinite continuance.
