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Council approves easement abandonments, zone change and Stookie Farms amendment; resident raises surprise costs
Summary
The council approved two easement abandonments to permit lot‑line adjustments, a zone change from open space to RA (1/2‑acre), and a Stookie Farms PCD amendment (with a condition barring replacement park land inside floodplain). A resident said survey and vacate costs raised her project expense by about $8,000.
Washington City’s council cleared multiple land‑use items on June 10, approving easement abandonments for 191 West Bridger Lane and 2114 South Logan, adopting a zoning change (Z‑26‑11) from Open Space to RA (1/2‑acre), and approving a first amendment to the Stookie Farms PCD supplemental agreement with a condition restricting any replacement park land from being in the floodplain.
Public Works Assistant Director John Hinky explained the two easement abandonments are needed to formalize a lot‑line adjustment under recent state code changes that allow simpler boundary adjustments; the easements on the original plats needed vacating to finalize the revision. Resident Kiana Baron, who owns one parcel involved, told the council she and the prior owner had obtained permits years earlier and were surprised that finalizing the lot‑line required additional survey and vacate work that raised costs by roughly $8,000. Staff and the council discussed streamlining the administrative process for routine easement vacates where no utilities are present.
Community Development Director Elden Gibb presented the zone change Z‑26‑11 (2335 East Washington Dam Road), which the Planning Commission recommended for approval. The council adopted the ordinance unanimously.
Separately, council and applicant representatives discussed the Stookie Farms PCD amendment, which formalizes procedures if the developer cannot deliver clear title to a designated park parcel: the applicant would have 24 months to clear title or provide a substitute parcel acceptable to the city. Council added a condition that replacement park land not be inside floodplain; the amendment passed on a unanimous vote.
Motions for the easement abandonments and the ordinance and amendments passed on roll‑call votes; the council recorded unanimous approvals for each item.
