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Commission adopts Agricultural Heritage Zone for East Garland and rezones 4,684 acres from unzoned to ag-heritage
Summary
Following planning commission recommendation and public hearings, Box Elder County adopted Ordinance 6-36 applying an Agricultural Heritage Zone to East Garland and Ordinance 6-34 rezoning 4,684.13 acres from unzoned to the Agricultural Heritage Zone; commissioners noted landowners can still apply for rezonings through the standard public hearing process.
The Box Elder County Commission voted to adopt two zoning ordinances after staff described the planning process and public hearings. Scott Lyons, community development director, said the East Garland steering committee and planning commission had reviewed options and recommended applying the Agricultural Heritage Zone because it best reflected local values and the county general plan. Lyons described the four approval standards applied during the planning review and said the planning commission found the proposals met those standards following public hearings that included comments both for and against the change.
The commission also adopted an ordinance to rezone 4,684.13 acres countywide from unzoned to the Agricultural Heritage Zone under an earlier open application window. Commissioners and staff emphasized that property owners retain the right to apply for individual rezonings in the future and that any rezoning application would be reviewed against the same approval standards and include notice to adjacent property owners. The motion to adopt both ordinances carried on voice votes.
