Cedar City planning commission tables Levitt zone-assignment and development-agreement items after heated public hearing over density, water and roads

Cedar City — The Cedar City Planning Commission on a packed evening heard from dozens of residents before tabling several items tied to a proposed zone assignment and development agreement for a 160-acre parcel that was originally part of the 2,034-acre Cordero master-planned development. Applicant Caleb Levitt told the commission his proposal would reassign obsolete MPD zoning to conventional residential zones and include "a development agreement to limit this property, the entire property, to 880 units," which he described as roughly 70 units fewer than prior Cordero allocations for that parcel.

Why it matters: Neighbors pressed the commission for firm guarantees about water, road widening, and the retention of parks and a golf course that were in the original Cordero plan. Many speakers said the public felt the original master-plan amenities would be lost if individual parcels are withdrawn from the older agreement. The commission cannot remove a parcel from the original Cordero development agreement without city-council approval and full notice to all parties to the contract, staff said.

What the applicant proposed and staff explained: Levitt said his parcel is about 160 acres and that…