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Residents oppose Emigration Canyon road widening and proposed setback changes
Summary
Residents at the Emigration Canyon meeting urged the council to halt plans that could widen Emigration Canyon Road and introduce new setback rules, saying survey and environmental impacts have not been resolved; staff said a feasibility survey and future public hearing are planned.
Gary Bowen, a long-time Emigration Canyon resident at 6486 Emigration Canyon Road, told the council that the proposed road-widening project would turn a residential lane into a de facto highway and harm creek and culvert flows. "We do not want nor need it to become a highway," Bowen said during public comment, summarizing objections from upper-canyon homeowners.
The council heard multiple homeowners say they fear new setback rules and a broader right-of-way will render existing houses, garages and fences nonconforming. Liska Emerson said a zoning change to add setbacks "renders anyone that currently would be infringing on that technically…
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