Planning commission backs setback and resort‑zone use fixes, tables fencing language for engineering review

Jul 16, 2026

The commission recommended approval of county code amendments to reduce Ogden Canyon setbacks and add back certain short‑term uses near Powder Mountain Resort, while tabling proposed corner‑lot fencing language pending engineering review and clearer sight‑triangle language.

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The planning commission recommended that the county commission adopt several staff‑proposed changes to county land‑use code text: reduced setbacks in the former FR‑1 (now F‑1) zone for properties without direct Highway 39 access, re‑added short‑term lodging and recreation uses for limited R‑3 parcels near Powder Mountain Resort, and clarified fencing language — although the fencing section was tabled for additional engineering review.

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