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Emigration Canyon planning commission backs 10‑foot setback language, sends draft ordinance to council
Summary
After extensive public comment about property impacts and a pending road project, the Emigration Canyon Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 8 to recommend draft forestry‑zone setback language that preserves a 10‑foot building setback measured from the right‑of‑way edge (public or private) and clarifies waiver criteria for unique canyon conditions.
EMIGRATION CANYON, Utah — The Emigration Canyon Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 8 to recommend draft zoning language that keeps a 10‑foot building setback in the forestry and canyons overlay zone and clarifies that measurement will be taken from the public or private right of way (edge of the right of way), staff and counsel said.
Claire, the planning commission’s legal counsel, told commissioners she had discussed the wording with the mayor and that his inclination was to “keep the 10‑foot setback … from the road, if any road,” and to use right‑of‑way or edge‑of‑pavement language rather than measuring from recorded property lines. That framing guided…
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