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Hinckley council adopts comprehensive code rewrite and approves targeted zoning map change
Summary
The Hinckley Town Council on April 23 unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026‑04‑23, revising Titles 1–12 of the town code to align terminology with state law and add new zoning categories; the council also approved a zoning map amendment making one property along the highway commercial while leaving several others in their existing zones.
The Hinckley Town Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026‑04‑23 on April 23, 2026, approving comprehensive amendments to Titles 1 through 12 of the Hinckley Town Code to update terminology, remove obsolete provisions and align local rules with recent changes to Utah state law. Mayor Alan Miller read the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation supporting the revisions, which call for a new annexation policy, incorporation of the town's recently adopted Wildland Code and corrections to definitions.
The changes also add zoning categories the Planning Commission described as R2, R3 and R4 plus a Municipal Non‑profit zone, and include standards intended to encourage business development in residential (R) zones, limits on minor subdivision splits and requirements for curbs and gutters. The council adopted the ordinance on a 5‑0 roll‑call vote; Council Member Skip Taylor moved for adoption and Council Member Chris Mork seconded. The council members voting aye were Skip Taylor, Chris Mork, Kristi Townsend, Ron Black and Mayor Alan Miller.
The meeting also considered a companion amendment to the town zoning map intended to align parcels with the updated Title 11 regulations. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended leaving four landowners — Donald Brown, Anthony Hathaway, Nathan Crop and Diane Greener — in their current zones; during council discussion the mayor and council emphasized the value of maintaining commercial frontage along the state highway for future development. The council accepted the Planning Commission recommendation with one exception: it moved Diane Greener's property to Commercial along the highway while leaving Donald Brown's parcel Agricultural at the owner's request; Anthony Hathaway's and Nathan Crop's properties remain in the Commercial designation as discussed by the council.
The ordinance text as adopted was read into the record during the meeting; the council did not specify an effective date at the time of adoption. The Planning & Zoning Commission materials and the ordinance will be retained with the town clerk's office; details on implementation and any map updates will be available through the town clerk when finalized.
