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Commission: small lot not buildable without lot-of-record proof or culinary water; health rules limit septic on small parcels
Summary
A text exchange about building on a small Wall-family lot prompted the commission to restate that the town requires a one-acre minimum for new building or documentary proof of being a pre-1965 lot of record; commissioners also referenced the health department’s guidance that septic generally requires five acres.
Alisha O’Driscoll read a string of messages from Kim Hansen about a small lot in town and whether a buyer could build there. In the exchange, O’Driscoll wrote that the commission and county require a minimum lot size of one acre unless a lot-of-record determination is supported by an original deed dated before Aug. 11, 1965 and a current survey matching the old boundary. "No. In order to obtain a lot of record determination, you would need to submit the original deed to the lot dated before 8/11/1965... as well as a current survey of the lot," O’Driscoll wrote, according to the text read at the meeting.
Commissioners also noted the lot as described currently lacks a culinary water connection; O’Driscoll said that the seller claimed to be pursuing a 120-day process to convert irrigation shares to culinary water, but staff confirmed no transfer is yet in process with Main Creek Irrigation. Tammy Graham said the Wasatch County health department limits septic on parcels smaller than five acres, and the commission advised Hansen to obtain the health-department letter and deed documentation before pursuing purchase or permit applications.
