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Planning commission approves Rosie Holmes subdivision for 36 small lots with infrastructure conditions
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary subdivision (Rosie Holmes) that would divide roughly 5.65 acres into 36 small lots (about 3,000 sq ft each) subject to conditions requiring infrastructure, road-width and frontage improvements and a development agreement assigning responsibility for roads and utilities.
The Ephraim City Planning Commission voted on June 11 to approve the preliminary Rosie Holmes subdivision application (applicant: Joseph Gallagher with Camino Verde Group), which proposes dividing approximately 5.65 acres (Assessor parcel S-6198) into 36 lots intended for small single-family homes.
Planner staff described the concept as preliminary and listed conditions of approval the developer must satisfy before the plat is recorded: a development agreement clarifying which party constructs and pays for infrastructure and roads; confirmation that North Stampede Garbage Disposal can provide service; widening the private alley to 24 feet to meet city code; full-width frontage improvements and utility stubs for future lots (including extending frontage to Lot 101 in phase 1); and placing utilities in public streets rather than in the private access road.
Planner staff said the developer owns both sides of the interior private road and asked that all frontage work be completed so the city need not perform road cuts later. The staff presentation emphasized compliance with city code for road width, setbacks and phases of occupancy, and allowed staff to make minor technical corrections to the final plat.
Commissioners discussed neighborhood impacts and prior conversations about affordable housing, concluding that the subdivision’s lot sizes and conditions were acceptable with the listed requirements. A commissioner moved to approve the subdivision with the staff’s conditions; the motion passed unanimously. Staff will ensure the listed infrastructure, frontage and garbage-service conditions are satisfied before occupancy and recordation.
