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Commission adopts land-disturbance rule changes, approves solar system and form updates
Summary
The Planning and Land Use Commission unanimously approved amendments to Ordinance 95-6 Section 1.3 to add a preliminary land-disturbance questionnaire and follow-up inspections, approved a Johnston/Martin nonroutine solar application, and authorized updated land-use forms pending Town Council sign-off.
At its June 4 meeting, the Castle Valley Planning and Land Use Commission adopted amendments to Ordinance 95-6 Section 1.3 that revise the town’s process for land-disturbance reviews and permits and approved related application-form updates pending Town Council approval.
Building Permit Agent Colleen Thompson explained that the amendments formalize a preliminary questionnaire to determine the appropriate level of oversight for land-disturbance projects and require one or more follow-up inspections to confirm satisfactory progress and completion. Commissioner Dorje Honer moved to approve the ordinance amendments as presented; the motion passed unanimously.
The commission later untabled discussion of updates to land-use application forms to align them with the ordinance changes. Thompson said the proposed updates to the Land Disturbance Permit (Major) Form B improve procedural tracking of follow-up inspections. The commission approved two updated forms on the condition that the Town Council approve the language change to Section 1.3, then voted to retable the item for formal transmittal.
Separately, the commission considered application #157, a Nonroutine Solar Energy System permit for Johnston/Martin. Commissioner Jeff Whitney raised questions about inverter, switch and battery specifications before moving to approve the application; the motion passed with unanimous support.
During reports, Thompson listed building permits approved in May: a residence certificate of occupancy for lot #193 and an LDA (major) permit for a pond on lot #430. Permits remaining in process at the end of May included a residence addition for lot #351, septic and building permits for lot #386, and a carport permit for lot #074.
The ordinance amendments, form updates (pending council language approval), and the solar application were all adopted by unanimous vote of commissioners present. The commission noted next steps: the updated ordinance language and forms will be subject to council review before being effective for new permit review cycles.
