Hyrum OKs subdivision, amends code

By Emma Tippetts

February 12, 2005 | HYRUM -- A two-lot mini-subdivision for a new retirement park was approved by the Planning Commission Thursday night.

LRC properties is planning to build a retirement park on about 3 acres at approximately 54 West 300 North. The backline of the property will require a boundary line, but Leslie Curtis, a representative of LRC properties, told the commission that approval for moving the boundary line should not be a problem, and she will take care of that before moving forward.

The commission amended multiple items in Title 16 of the Hyrum City Municipal Code, the subdivision code. The code now establishes time limits for phase development of construction zones. Dave Bennett, a member of the commission said this amendment would hasten subdivisions but "wouldn't kill it."

The code now states, "The final plat for each phase must be submitted within two years of the previous phase."

"I think it's a good addition," said Commission Chairman Jay Wardle.

The code was also amended to change the minimum size of water lines in subdivision areas from 6 inches to 8 inches. The expansions will be built to handle addition homes. Bennett said there are areas of development with smaller lines freezing in the winter, and the bigger lines would fix this.

Wardle said in three of the four years the road has had to be ripped up because of freezing lines, and in one case two homes were without water for nine days. Other minor changes in the wording or punctuation were altered to Title 16.

Other issues addressed at the meeting included:

-- A requirement for construction drawings to be submitted and approved before they can begin.

-- No reimbursement will be issued if a developer pays for an extension in the water lines and doesn't use it, or if a citizen puts in an extension which then is used by others.

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