Castle Dale committee advances rezoning review and forwards WUI ordinance; code enforcement officer introduced

Land Use Administrator Kerry Lake told the council the Land Use Committee reviewed a rezoning request for property east of 5th East and approved moving the matter forward with a public hearing scheduled for the next council meeting. The committee also held a public hearing on a WUI ordinance, made a minor correction, and approved forwarding it to the City Council for consideration.

Lake and committee members noted an increase in storage containers being placed in the city; Lake said staff will prepare outreach reminding residents that containers require approval. The committee also approved a building-maintenance business license and postponed one application because the applicant was not present.

Dustin Carter was introduced as the new Animal Control/Code Enforcement officer and reported issuing friendly reminders and warnings about leash laws and garbage-can violations, impounding four cats, and noting areas for future enforcement on weeds, parking and solicitation without licenses. The mayor said meetings will be held on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. to coordinate enforcement and that Carter will attend when possible.

Council staff also described assembling a consolidated policy book to meet the Utah Local Government Trust safety program requirements. Staff said the book will include existing and revised policies, the employee manual, job descriptions, fire ordinances and inspection policies for streets and sidewalks; it will be reviewed by the city attorney and then distributed to the council for feedback. Completing the updates will help the city qualify for an insurance discount through the Trust.