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Cedar City Planning Commission recommends general-plan change to allow heavy manufacturing near Iron Springs Road
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a general plan amendment to reclassify about 120 acres near Iron Springs Road from high‑density residential to heavy industrial and supported annexation into Cedar City; commissioners cited county cooperation and infrastructure planning, including a proposed large sewer line.
A majority of the Cedar City Planning Commission on voice vote recommended approval of a general plan amendment that would reclassify about 120 acres near Iron Springs Road from high‑density residential to industrial heavy manufacturing.
A developer representative for VanTrust told the commission the team has been “in communication with the city regarding the possibility of annexing this a 120 acres into the city” and outlined plans to bring industrial buildings to the property north of the Frank Nichols subdivision. The representative said the county had already approved a zone change and that doing a general‑plan alignment now would simplify later annexation and development.
Staff described the city’s annexation policy boundary as the guide for which properties the city aims to bring into its limits over time. A staff member told commissioners, “the city has what we call our annexation policy boundary,” and said bringing properties into the city earlier makes it easier to apply the city’s development standards and capture tax revenues.
Commission discussion touched on prior projects—several speakers contrasted the current, cooperative county planning process with an earlier project (referred to as BZI) where the city and county had been less aligned. The developer representative said the project team is also discussing a road‑dedication subdivision that would create four lots and that engineering work, including a proposed large sewer line along Iron Springs Road, will be part of the annexation and development agreement.
The chair opened the public hearing on items 2–6 and reported there were no public speakers. Following discussion, a commissioner moved to make a positive recommendation on items 2 through 6 with regard to the Iron Springs Road general plan amendment; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Commissioners asked staff to continue coordinating infrastructure details with city engineering and the local conservancy district as the annexation, zone change and development agreement move forward. The commission did not record a roll‑call vote on the record; the recommendation was made by voice vote and the motion passed.
