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Homeowners ask to rezone land behind 1149 South Mountain Road for wildfire mitigation; neighbors raise slope and wetlands concerns
Summary
Homeowners asked the Fruit Heights Planning Commission to rezone about 2.48 acres behind 1149 South Mountain Road to an agricultural designation so livestock could be used for low-cost fire mitigation. Neighbors cited slope stability, wetlands and entitlement restrictions; commissioners tabled the request for more information.
At its March meeting, the Fruit Heights Planning Commission heard a request from homeowner Scott Baird to rezone two parcels behind 1149 South Mountain Road to an agricultural designation to allow managed grazing as a low-cost wildfire mitigation tool.
Baird told the commission, “So we're the homeowners at 1149 Scott Cotton Road,” and described the site as roughly 2.48 acres of open, steep ground dominated in places by tall phragmites that he said create a high fire risk. He said he and the Hidden Springs homeowners association had discussed either an easement or acquisition so neighbors could use sheep and goats to keep vegetation…
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