Officials say planning-and-zoning will handle zone change; county will follow statutory notices

County planning and zoning staff and commissioners told a resident at the Daggett County Commission meeting that the applicant has applied for a zone change and a conditional-use permit, which the planning-and-zoning body will consider first.

Planning/zoning counsel explained that a conditional-use permit is required when a proposed use is outside standard permitted uses and that it places conditions on what the applicant may do. The county attorney (planning/zoning counsel) said the county must follow statutes and public-notice requirements and that planning and zoning has already made efforts to notify affected residents. "We follow the statutes," the attorney said. The chair emphasized that formal decisions are made in meetings and that mitigation measures often follow public comment during the planning-and-zoning process.

Officials advised the resident to request additional permit documents from the town if the county does not hold them and noted residents are welcome to speak during the planning-and-zoning hearing or request extended speaking time from the planning-and-zoning chair. No formal county-level action was taken; the matter remains with planning and zoning.