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Planning staff seek rule change to use 1992 as parcel legality cutoff; commission recommends approval

Utah County Planning Commission · December 17, 2025
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Summary

Utah County planning staff proposed changing parcel legality research from 1942 to 1992, define a 'vested parcel' for built lots, and add a three-year window for some nonconforming parcels; the planning commission voted unanimously to recommend approval to the Utah County Commission.

Utah County planning staff proposed an amendment to the county Land Use Ordinance that would change the historical baseline used to determine whether a parcel is legal from 1942 to 1992, a shift staff said will simplify reviews and reduce burdens on property owners. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the change to the Utah County Commission.

Greg Robinson, a county planner, told the commission the 1992 cutoff matters because "that's when the last change to the state subdivision code was put into place," requiring divisions to go through the subdivision process.…

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