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Ivins council approves rezoning at 320 North Main after heated public hearing
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and council debate about spot zoning, the Ivins City Council voted to change land use at 320 North Main from medium-density single-family to allow a twin-home (two attached residences), 3–2, allowing the applicant to proceed with an R‑2/10 twin home plan.
Ivins City Council voted 3–2 on April 2 to approve a land-use change at 320 North Main that allows a twin home (two attached units) on a 0.23-acre lot.
The request, made by applicant Justin Bennett, asked the council to amend the land-use designation from MDR (medium-density residential) to HDR (high-density residential) and rezone the parcel from R‑1‑10 to R‑2‑10. Staff clarified that the resulting R‑2/10 designation would permit two attached residences but retains residential height limits for structures; the twin-home form, not an apartment or condo, was emphasized in staff comments.
The public hearing drew a lengthy stream of comments. Randon Lessing, who said he lives two lots from the site, called…
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