Town manager: tailor Bluff zoning to local needs rather than copy state code

Aug 20, 2026

Town Manager Erin Nelson urged the commission not to copy Utah statutes wholesale into Bluff's code, saying direct copy/paste would create maintenance problems when state law changes and recommending referencing state law only for health-and-safety items while drafting local rules for town-specific issues.

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Town Manager Erin Nelson told commissioners that while it is appropriate to refer to Utah state code for health-and-safety matters, copying state code verbatim into Bluff's zoning ordinance would create long-term maintenance challenges.

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