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Castle Valley panel approves land‑disturbance ordinance amendments, will submit forms pending council review
Summary
The commission approved edits to Ordinance 95‑6 §1.3 (land‑disturbance activity review and permit) and approved updates to land‑use application forms to track follow‑up inspections; the forms will be adopted administratively pending the Town Council’s approval of the ordinance changes.
The Castle Valley Planning and Land Use Commission voted June 4 to approve proposed amendments to Ordinance 95‑6 §1.3, which governs land‑disturbance activity review and permitting, and to approve updated application forms that add procedural tracking for follow‑up inspections.
The chair opened the discussion and asked for public comment; none was offered. After brief staff explanation, the commission moved to approve the ordinance language as presented and recorded unanimous aye votes.
Staff explained the form changes are primarily procedural: the updated Major Form B adds a visible status line intended to show at-a-glance whether follow‑up inspections are required and to record inspection outcomes. Staff recommended delaying final adoption of the administrative form changes until the Town Council has approved the ordinance amendments; the commission instead approved the updated forms on the condition that they take effect only after council approval of the ordinance changes.
Why it matters: The amendments and form updates are intended to improve procedural clarity for developers, inspectors and staff by creating a clearer inspection‑tracking workflow. Commission members said the changes should make permits easier to monitor without requiring additional Council action for routine administrative form updates.
Next steps: The ordinance language and the conditional form updates will be transmitted to the Town Council. Staff will notify the council when the administrative forms are implemented after ordinance approval.
