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Commission denies Jensen family rezoning request, citing inadequate roadway and leapfrog development concerns
Summary
A request to rezone 96 acres from MU-160 to RR-5 in the Jensen/Manaway area was denied after the planning commission recommended rejection because of inadequate roadway access and concerns the change would be leapfrog development rather than orderly growth.
Scott Lyons of Box Elder County Community Development presented a rezoning application from the Jensen family seeking to change 96 acres from MU-160 to RR-5 (rural residential 5-acre). He told commissioners that the planning commission reviewed the request twice: it was tabled in April pending annexation efforts by the applicant and then returned after Manaway rejected annexation.
The planning commission recommended denial, citing two main reasons: inadequate roadway capacity to serve additional homes (referencing code section 2-2-080) and that the change would not constitute general orderly development of the county (section 2-2-060). Lyons told the commission the planning commissioners characterized the proposal as potential "leapfrog development," i.e., extending development ahead of needed infrastructure.
Commissioner Perry moved to follow the planning commission's recommendation and deny the rezoning. The motion was seconded and the commission voted to deny the MU-160 to RR-5 amendment.
County staff did not record any amendments to the application; the denial preserves existing MU-160 zoning for the area pending any future application with infrastructure improvements.
