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Planning commission backs golf-safety nets and backyard sports-court rules, sends amendment to city council
Summary
After a public hearing, South Ogden planning staff and commissioners agreed to add a recreation-use subsection to Section 10-14-8 allowing golf-safety nets in rear yards (default 30-foot height) and limited sports-court fencing (10 feet) with building-permit requirements for anything over 6 feet; the commission voted unanimously to recommend the change to city council.
The South Ogden Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt an amendment to Section 10-14-8 to address golf-safety nets and backyard sports courts.
Staff explained the change during a public hearing, saying the new subsection would allow golf-safety nets only in rear yards with a 30-foot default maximum and that "anything over 6 feet would require a building permit," giving planning and building staff authority to review exceptions. Staff also proposed treating sports-court fencing differently from ordinary fences, setting a 10-foot maximum around courts while ensuring fences over 6 feet trigger engineering review.
Commissioners debated several technical elements: whether netting should be allowed up to the property line or set back a foot from fences, how to account for concrete or hard surfaces in accessory-area calculations, and the engineering burden of very tall nets. One commissioner noted the amendment would affect a small number of homes bordering the Mount Ogden Golf Course, and several members favored adding staff-review exceptions for heights above the default.
Committee member (S4) moved the recommendation to the council and the commission approved it by roll call (Commissioners Bradley, Mitchell, Rocha, Gresham and Bridal all voting yes). The motion forwards the draft amendment as written with an exception process allowing planning and building staff to review requests to exceed 30 feet.
The amendment will next appear on a City Council agenda for formal consideration; staff said the ordinance language can be revisited if practical issues arise after implementation.
