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Ivins City officials plan site inspection of Black Desert as pickleball championship accelerates timeline
Summary
City staff said a site inspection will be held at the Black Desert development to review additions such as pickleball courts and multi-level galleries; the project will go to the planning commission for a public hearing and staff flagged lighting as an unresolved regulatory issue.
A staff member told city officials that a site inspection is planned at the Black Desert development to review proposed improvements, including pickleball courts and multi-level "galleries," ahead of a planning commission public hearing. The inspection is intended to let elected members see the project's footprint and potential impacts in person.
The staff member said the developer currently holds a conditional use permit that allows amenities such as pickleball courts. "They are allowed to build things like pickleball courts and so forth," the staff member said, but added the introduction of galleries means the project "is going vertical as well as just, occupying some horizontal space," which complicates the review and public hearing process.
Staff warned that lighting for the development is not fully covered by existing city rules. "There's gonna be lighting that's, we don't have, an ordinance that's addresses it fully," the staff member said, and indicated that lighting standards will be brought before both bodies for additional review.
Officials were told the timeline has a degree of urgency because the developer has secured the national pickleball championship, which the staff member said is scheduled to be held at the site next April. "They've secured the national pickleball championship... it happens next April," the staff member said, explaining why the developer is moving rapidly to complete improvements.
The next formal step is a planning commission meeting with a public hearing on the proposal; staff asked attending members to become familiar with the reasons for and against the project before that hearing. Logistics for an on-site visit were arranged at the meeting: the staff member said participants should meet at the new parking lot near the parkway and that a point of contact will meet the group at the park entrance. A committee member discussed carpooling and vehicle capacity, noting "I have 3. Caitlin has 3."
The planning commission hearing will offer the public an opportunity to comment before any final approvals. City staff said they will return with lighting recommendations and other details for the commissions to consider.
