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Blanding

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Planning Commission

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Notice Title

Planning Commission Minutes 8.21.2025

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

August 21, 2025 07:00 PM

Description/Agenda

Planning Commission Minutes August 21, 2025 Planning Commission Present: Linda Simmons (virtual) Tyler Nielson Regan Richmond Will McFarland Paul Murdock Community Development: City Manager: City Council Representative: Ben Muhlestein Kellen Nielson Minutes: Nicole Holliday CALL TO ORDER & APPROVAL: Paul welcomed everyone to the meeting. He asked if anyone had questions or changes for the June minutes. Linda made a motion to approve the minutes. Will seconded the motion, Regan abstained. The motion passed. PUBLIC INPUT: None COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORT: Kellen stated the zone change request by JL Hunt was not approved at city council. It was tabled. Ben explained that if 20% of the neighbors come back with a written opposition, then it has to be passed with a 4 to 1 vote by the council. The commission had a discussion about mobile home communities vs. trailer parks. They talked about current city ordinances. COMMISSIONER MEMBER REPORTS: None UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN PLAN: Ben stated that Bike Utah is going to make a presentation at our next city council meeting. They have done a lot of studying and surveys and they will report on that input. FALL TRAINING: Ben stated that everyone is invited to the fall APA meeting. Oct. 8-10. Travel, meals, lodging can be paid for. He encouraged everyone to go even if it's just part of the time. Ben stated that the commissioners are required to do 4 hours of training a year. SEPTEMBER MEETING: September 11 works for most of the commission members. R-1 ZONE UPDATES: The commission talked about ADU vs. du-plex and what the state law is. The state requires that ADUs are allowed. They talked about enforcement of ordinances and the fines that are attached to those. They talked about the ADU being attached or not. They talked about square footage of the main dwelling and the ADU. They talked about the parking required for the ADUs and the IDUs. They talked about historical buildings. They talked about setbacks. They talked about allowing a land owner to live in an RV while building a house. Regan brought up ways that someone could jump through hoops when it comes to that particular allowance. They talked about certain building sizes on certain lot sizes. They talked about drainage issues that certain sizes of houses could cause. The commission made some changes and will continue to update the R1 zone. SAN JUAN COUNTY ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION: Sam is the facilities director for the county, he was present at the meeting. He stated that the county owns a piece of property by the nursing home. They want to build a new Children's Justice Center on that piece of land. He explained what the CJC is and how it works and who runs it. The current building has presented some issues and obstacles. He explained what the new building would look like. Will made a motion to recommend the zone change to the city council. Tyler seconded the motion. ELECTION OF A NEW PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR:Ben announced that Linda Simmons' term on the planning commission is ending, and she will not be renewing, making this her last meeting. They expressed appreciation for her four years of service and noted that a new planning commission chair would need to be elected. Paul was nominated to be chair, and he accepted the position. Ben also pointed out that according to the code, Kellen, who is the city council representative, is technically a voting member of the planning commission, a point they felt the city council had discussed in the past and should address again. Tyler made a motion to adjourn. Regan seconded it. The meeting adjourned.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

50 W 100 S
Blanding, UT 84511
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Contact Name

Ben Muhlestein

Contact Email

bmuhlestein@blanding-ut.gov

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September 15, 2025 11:42 AM

Notice Last Edited On

September 15, 2025 11:42 AM

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