Planning commission approves 560‑sq‑ft addition to major accessory building, requires county‑engineer road assessment

The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission voted 7‑0 on May 28 to approve an amendment that adds 560 square feet to a previously approved major accessory building at 4200 North 250 East, subject to the findings, conclusions and conditions in staff reports and a renewed emphasis on an existing condition requiring the applicant to repair construction‑related road damage.

Staff planner Jennifer Leslie told the commission the original conditional use permit, granted January 10, 2023, authorized an 11,040‑square‑foot accessory building. The amendment would raise the total to 11,600 square feet, within the code allowance for that lot size (up to 12,500 square feet). Leslie said the project complies with zoning and conditional use criteria and recommended approval pursuant to the staff report. “This project complies with all of the criteria for conditional use permits, accessory building permits, the zoning requirements, and the requirements for all development permits,” Leslie said.

Neighbors had urged the commission to attach practical safeguards. Jason Travis, who lives on the private Oldridge/Gold Ranch road that serves the site, described prolonged construction and frequent heavy trucks over roughly 42 months and asked how the neighborhood could ensure the applicant fulfills road‑repair obligations. “We paid for the paving of the road,” Travis said, adding that frequent truck traffic has left the surface “beat up.”

Commission discussion centered on condition of approval number 9 from the original CUP, which requires the applicant to mitigate and repair any road damage caused during construction. Commissioners asked staff to clarify monitoring and enforcement and to give neighbors a clear path for assessment and remedy. The applicant’s representative told the commission heavy framing was complete, that crews clean the road, and that the team expected to be nearly finished by the coming winter; “we anticipate being almost done by Christmas,” the representative said.

An amended motion that approved the staff recommendation added a requirement that the county engineer inspect the private road and assess the difference between normal wear and construction‑related damage and produce an assessment prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy. The motion passed unanimously on a roll call.

The approval includes the findings, conclusions and conditions listed in the 2023 staff report and explicitly carries forward condition of approval #9. Staff said the county engineer’s contact information will be provided to the applicant and neighbors to begin the assessment process.

What’s next: the applicant will continue project work under the amended CUP and must secure required building permits and satisfy the county‑engineer assessment and any required repairs before the certificate of occupancy is issued. If the commission or staff find further compliance issues, those would be handled through the county’s enforcement processes.