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Resident urges council to reconsider flag lots as affordable-housing tool
Summary
At Monday's Mapleton City Council meeting, resident Clay Allred urged council members to revisit rules allowing flag lots, saying the approach could create smaller, more affordable parcels and preserve the area's rural character; council members agreed to review the ordinance and requested staff data.
Clay Allred told the council during public forum that allowing flag lots could help create more affordable housing and make productive use of larger parcels. "I think it's a great way for Mapleton to be able to allow some affordable housing," he said, citing recent action by neighboring Utah cities and arguing flag lots can be designed with emergency access and landscaping requirements.
The mayor and several council members said the council had examined flag lots previously and that a fresh review could be appropriate given new council membership and state housing initiatives. Council members requested staff compile data and ordinance language for consideration; no formal ordinance change was made at the meeting. Allred described both a personal interest in splitting his own property and a neighbor's situation where parcel-splitting could help an older owner afford to remain in place.
