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Box Elder planning commission backs overhaul of subdivision rules to close sidewalk gaps
Summary
The City of Box Elder Planning Commission on Oct. 20 voted to recommend an update to Chapter 36 of the municipal code to require trail connections, tighten platting steps, and hold 10% of subdivision infrastructure costs under a two‑year warranty to prompt sidewalk completion or active building.
The City of Box Elder Planning Commission voted Oct. 20 to recommend that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 763, a package of amendments to Chapter 36 (subdivisions) intended to accelerate sidewalk completion and streamline the platting process.
"We have been working on overhauling the subdivision ordinance for about a year," Planning and Design Director Lily Patton told commissioners during a staff presentation on the ordinance revisions. The code changes include a…
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