Government
- Tue. 11/03
Iron County Commission ends data center and solar moratorium, adopts Strategic Development Zone overlay
Oct. 26 votes reopen applications, with the largest projects routed through a new overlay.
- Tue. 11/03
Enoch council to vote Nov. 4 on 677-acre Pidding annexation and ADUs in R-1-11 zone
The agenda also lists water-code changes, a fee-category hearing and a proposed social media policy.
- Mon. 11/02
Cedar City Council to weigh $1.6 million sewer lift station share, 50-foot Iron Horse office building Nov. 4
The city would pay its 62.3% share of $2.58 million in upsizing costs over 10 years; Iron County would cover the rest.
- Sat. 10/31
Cedar City review committee to take up industrial street-improvement deal and three Cross Hollow Road projects
A draft development agreement would let a 7.61-acre industrial project near 1500 West and 725 North get building permits before street improvements are built.
- Fri. 10/30
Cedar City posts three Oct. 14 land-use ordinances, including zoning for Westview Drive annexation area
The ordinances took effect Friday when the city posted them on the state notice website.
- Thu. 10/29
Brian Head cancels Nov. 3 planning meeting; Cedar City downtown and trails committees post agendas
Cedar City's Historic Downtown Economic Committee will hear an RDA Fund presentation from the mayor and a councilman Nov. 5.
- Thu. 10/29
Iron County sets hearings on rezoning 40 unincorporated acres near Parowan to industrial, 13.5 acres near Cedar City to commercial
Karman Space & Defense and Mauri Ventures LLC asked to rezone A-20 agriculture land; the planning commission hears both Nov. 5.
- Wed. 10/28
Iron County Commission agenda lists repeal of data center and solar moratorium, new development overlay
The Oct. 26 agenda also included the 2027 tentative budget and a proposed agreement with the Utah Inland Port Authority.
- Wed. 10/28
Parowan planning commission to hear request to rezone West 325 South property to commercial
Owners J. Clair and Suzanne C. Morris asked to change the parcel from Residential-1 to General Commercial.
- Wed. 10/28
Parowan sends airport operator 30-day default notice, proposes joint meeting on next steps
Options raised include rebidding the contract, having the city run services, or giving a new group a chance.
- Wed. 10/28
Cedar City Council sets Nov. 4 hearings on Iron Horse building height, rezone and unlisted uses
A development agreement would let buildings in the 2400 block of West 1250 South reach 50 feet instead of 35.
- Wed. 10/28
Cedar City Board of Adjustments to weigh three home businesses and a Lund Highway corner variance
The Nov. 2 agenda also includes a review of a previously approved home daycare.
- Wed. 10/28
Cedar City Council puts airport camera contract and planning consultant pick on consent agenda
DSI National's $51,548.73 low bid came in under the $60,000 budget; Ardurra ranked first for a five-year planning agreement.
- Wed. 10/28
Cedar City Council moves Cedar 106 water-credit agreement to consent agenda; mayor steps aside
The agreement would spread 81.5650 acre-feet of water acquisition credit across the development's residential parcels.
- Tue. 10/27
Parowan planning approves Barnett home occupation CUP with greenhouse limits
Parowan Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 21 approved a home occupation / administrative conditional use permit for Connie Barnett with conditions including no street parking, business hours not outside 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., limits on high-intensity commercial lighting, and no more than 20,000 square feet of greenhouse space.
- Tue. 10/27
Cedar City moves proposed budget policy to action agenda
Cedar City’s finance presenter introduced a proposed city budget policy at the Oct. 21 work meeting. Council voted to place the policy on the action agenda for later consideration; it was not adopted that night.
- Tue. 10/27
Cedar City advances Coal Creek gravel lease expansion to action agenda
At its Oct. 21 work meeting, Cedar City Council heard a request to amend the Coal Creek Gravel mining-rights lease to allow another 500,000 cubic yards after staff said about 466,000 cubic yards had been mined. Council voted to place the item on a future action agenda rather than approve the amendment that night, and discussed reviewing the royalty rate before a final vote.
- Tue. 10/27
Parowan council caps city pickleball lighting help at $3,500
Parowan City Council on Oct. 22 approved power and water connections for pickleball lights and a building on city property, then capped city in-kind power-company work at $3,500. Speakers said a grant and a $5,000 donation totaled about $36,000.
- Tue. 10/27
Parowan council holds hearings on Daveco and Heritage Hills annexations
Parowan City Council on Oct. 22 opened and closed public hearings on the proposed Daveco LLC annexation of about 21.48 acres and the Heritage Hills Holdings annexation of about 60.41 acres. Speakers said the night was for public comment; a final annexation vote would come later after an annexation agreement work meeting.