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Planning commission approves private-road permit to serve landlocked parcel; requires recorded maintenance agreement
Summary
The Tooele County Planning Commission approved conditional use permit CU2026-057 to allow a 30‑foot private road (Wild Seed Lane) to provide access to a landlocked parcel, contingent on a recorded road‑maintenance agreement within three months, a private‑drive sign, permitting for any Hoken Road cut and final fire‑marshal review.
The Tooele County Planning Commission on June 3 approved conditional use permit CU2026‑057 to allow a private road—proposed as Wild Seed Lane—to serve a previously landlocked parcel and enable assignment of an address and future building permits.
Planning staff recommended approval after reviewing county lot‑frontage rules and noting an existing access easement; staff told the commission the proposed road would meet the county private‑road standard and be 30 feet wide. Staff said there were no public objections and listed conditions including: recording a road‑maintenance agreement tied to the existing access agreement (entry number 633543) within three months of CUP approval, recording a staff affidavit memorializing the CUP approval, installing a private‑drive sign to county standards, obtaining a road‑cut permit from the road department for any cut into Hoken Road, and final fire‑marshal review for turnaround specifications before construction.
"We have a two‑acre piece that was kind of inaccessible in the back," the applicant said. Bill Hogan, representing Hogan Brothers, told the commission the change will allow a grandson to build a home and that surrounding property owners have been informed and are agreeable to the proposed maintenance arrangement. "I have a grandson that wants to build a home there," Hogan said.
The commission held a brief public hearing; no member of the public testified in opposition. Commissioners asked staff clarifying questions about the notary jurisdiction on submitted documents and confirmed that an existing 20‑foot easement would be widened to a 30‑foot private road to provide deeper access.
A commissioner moved to approve the CUP based on the staff findings and conditions; the motion was seconded and, on a roll‑call vote, the commission approved the conditional use permit. The approval allows staff to record required affidavits and the road‑maintenance agreement and clears the way for addressing and future building‑permit processing once those conditions are met.
The commission sent the approval into effect at the local permitting level; construction of the road and final fire‑marshal turnaround review will be required before issuance of building permits for homes served by the private drive.
