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Price planning staff recommend vacating Business & Industrial Park subdivision; commission approves resolution
Summary
Price City planning staff and an applicant asked the commission to vacate the Price Business & Industrial Park subdivision and consolidate many small taxed lots into two parcels; the commission approved Resolution 2026-3PZ with language corrected to reference east and west parcels. Developers cited sewer-connection costs above $2,000,000 as a barrier to development.
The Price City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Feb. 23 to recommend vacating the Price Business & Industrial Park subdivision, approving Resolution 2026-3PZ after staff corrected the legal description to show two parcels (east and west) rather than a single lot.
Kim Martino, the applicant, told the commission she wants to dissolve internal lot lines and consolidate the subdivision into roughly 10-acre parcels. "We would like to dissolve the lot lines in the Price Business And Industrial Parks subdivision," she said, explaining the east and west halves are mirror images and that the subdivision is currently being taxed as many small lots.
During public comment, Jeff Richland of Price River Water asked about the existing sewer line and future land uses — whether the land would be greenbelt, residential, or light commercial. Martino said she intends to return the parcels to their original commercial zoning. She told the commission connection to sewer is currently cost-prohibitive, saying there are "three options, and each of those options is well in excess of $2,000,000." That figure was offered as a reason current development is unlikely.
Staff and applicants asked that the resolution's legal description explicitly name the two separate parcels; staff said the county assessor's office will need to re-evaluate valuations once parcels are consolidated so the properties are taxed as two larger parcels rather than dozens of smaller lots. Staff estimated the subdivision comprised roughly 35–40 individual lots across both sites before consolidation.
A motion to open the public hearing was made and seconded at about 5:03 p.m.; the hearing closed around 5:08 p.m. The commission subsequently moved to approve Resolution 2026-3PZ with the correction to list two parcels; Commissioner Swinburne seconded and the motion passed by voice vote.
The approved resolution recommends vacating the subdivision and directs staff to modify the resolution language to list the east and west legal descriptions. Staff said they will work with the county assessor's office and follow any statutory processes required to effect the change.
Next steps described in the meeting record include staff updating the resolution language and coordination with the county assessor; no final development approvals or sewer-construction commitments were made during the meeting.
