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Parowan planning commission recommends rezoning 825 West 100 South to R‑2
Summary
After a public hearing, the Parowan City Planning and Zoning Commission voted a positive recommendation to send a rezoning request for 825 West 100 South from A‑1 to R‑2 to the city council; discussion focused on lot sizes, allowable housing types, traffic access and a recently purchased corridor for 100 North.
The Parowan City Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend that the city council consider rezoning the parcel at 825 West 100 South from Agricultural (A‑1) to Residential R‑2 following a public hearing on Aug. 5, 2026. The commission opened the hearing at 6:10 p.m., heard emailed and in‑person comments from nearby residents, and then discussed access and future subdivision requirements before recording a positive recommendation to the council.
Dan, who presented the item, summarized the parcel’s history: the applicant previously sought R‑3 and the planning commission gave a negative recommendation; the city council then denied the R‑3 after finding the original notice was for R‑3 and asked the applicant to reapply for an R‑2. Dan told the commission the current application is properly noticed as R‑2. He explained R‑2 permits single‑family homes and duplexes or twin homes (the difference being ownership), with single‑family homes permitted on lots of about 7,500 square feet and duplex/twin homes requiring roughly 10,000 square feet. He also noted the primary dwelling height limit in the residential zones is 35 feet.
Nearby resident Douglas Hill, whose emailed statement was read into the record, asked the commission to limit development to single‑level homes and to prohibit multifamily and two‑story houses on the parcel to protect views and property values. "No multifamily homes, no 2 story homes, single level homes like mine and my neighbors to the east and west of my home," Hill wrote. A commissioner responded in the hearing that, absent a specific local ordinance, property owners generally do not have a legal right to an unobstructed view, a point the commission discussed when weighing the request.
Commissioners also pressed on traffic and access: Dan said the city’s transportation master plan will require the future subdivision to include a secondary ingress/egress and to comply with engineering and fire‑code standards, and he confirmed the city recently acquired a corridor parcel to enable the eventual connection of 100 North. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the council’s next work meeting and then to an action meeting for a final decision; staff outlined that the council may request a second hearing or additional information before voting.
The motion to forward a positive recommendation passed by voice vote ("Ayes have it").
