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Cedar City staff flag renewed review after developer adds lots to earlier‑approved substandard connection
Summary
City staff told the council a change of ownership and a proposal to increase homes from six to nine on a previously approved subdivision may warrant revisiting a variance that allowed a narrow maintenance road between two cul‑de‑sac bulbs; council asked staff to address drainage, driveway access, and signage before placing the matter on next week’s action agenda.
City staff returned a previously approved variance to the Cedar City Council for further direction after a new owner proposed creating additional lots that would alter a street layout the council approved earlier.
Kent, a city staff member, and Dallas Buckner explained the maintenance road design and said the change would increase the number of buildable lots from 6 to 9. Buckner told the council the preliminary construction drawings include curb, gutter, sidewalk and drop inlets and that the plan shows several lots will be prohibited from accessing the maintenance road: "No lot access or driveways to the maintenance road will be prohibited," he said.
Council members asked pointed questions about stormwater and driveway patterns. One councilmember said the earlier discussion had relied on that parcel as open space to help carry storm drainage and asked "what's gonna happen with this additional building and hard spaces, hard surface driveways and whatnot." Buckner showed a drainage easement and said staff designed a super‑elevation so the roadway sheets runoff to new inlets tied into an existing outfall.
Several councilmembers said they were comfortable moving forward only after staff confirmed measures to prevent parking and ensure maintenance. Council consensus was to return the item to next week’s action agenda if needed so the council can formally reconsider the variance after staff addresses signage, drainage and access controls.
Next steps: staff will refine the plat notes and drainage details and, if outstanding issues remain, place the variance reconsideration on the action agenda for a formal vote.
