Hinckley council finds duplex application incomplete, says any future work must follow current land-use code

The Hinckley Town Council adopted findings on May 7 that the application by Souvall Investments (applicant Michael Zurn) for a duplex on Lots 10 and 11 in Hinckley Meadows Subdivision was incomplete and conferred no vested rights.

Council Member Skip Taylor moved to adopt the findings, saying the submitted materials did not constitute a complete application. Council Member Chris Mork seconded the motion. The motion passed on a roll call vote with Taylor, Mork, Ron Black (remote) and Mayor Alan Miller voting aye; Council Member Kristi Townsend was absent.

The adopted finding states that any future construction on the subject property must comply with the Hinckley Town Land Use Code as currently in effect. The council did not approve any permits or make determinations that would allow immediate construction; instead the action provides the applicant a notice of decision and findings letter describing the decision.

Mayor Alan Miller and council members framed the action as a procedural determination rather than approval of a project. The council did not discuss specific revisions the applicant must submit in detail on the record; the finding simply records that the materials on file were not sufficient to constitute a complete application and that no vested rights attached.

The council’s action will be memorialized in a notice of decision to the applicant; next steps for the applicant—if they wish to proceed—are to submit a complete application that complies with the town’s Land Use Code. The Planning and Zoning Commission had previously considered and approved materials related to the proposal on April 8, 2026; the council’s finding documents the town’s review at the municipal level.