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Council weighs changing sidewalk timing for subdivisions amid state 18‑month rule
Summary
Councilors and developers debated a proposed ordinance to delay certain subdivision sidewalk work until building permit stage, responding to a state 18‑month window; staff and the public discussed tradeoffs and a 3‑year compromise; council moved the change to action next week.
Council opened a lengthy public hearing and staff briefing on proposed changes to Cedar City’s subdivision and sidewalk rules, prompted by a state code provision that allows an 18‑month deferral when a subdivider posts a bond.
“State law says that if a subdivider has bonded for sidewalk improvements ... they have another 18 months before they have to put the sidewalks in,” planner Tyler Melling told the council, and proposed shifting non-master‑planned sidewalks and…
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