Dec. 11 Rich
County Commissioner’s Notes
Brandon Rowe
from Rich County Roads presented a request to buy a sander for the truck. The
motion was made and approved. He also asked the Commissioners for a smaller
dump truck to get into places that the truck they have is too wide. The
Commissioners asked that he bring back several bids.
Dave &
Linda Oram, residents of Swan Creek Village, asked that their tax notice be
adjusted to show that they are full-time residents. The Commissioners motioned
that this be done. Dave & Linda also said they were willing to help the
County in anyway. (OK, folks line up to ask them to help with Dyer’s Woad)!!
Shantel
Stantgard requested a business license for her Home Health company. She will be
a case manager mainly for those over 65 who need help in filling out forms and
getting help. Motion was made and approved.
Ben
Willoughby, Rich County Lawyer, has worked with Brad Davis, over the Hodges
Canal, and Terry Allen, over the Garden City Canal in order to coordinate plans
for both canals for the future. Brad was asked if he thought a bike path would
or could be a part of the plan. Brad said that if and when the canals would be
pipped that it would be a good idea.
Ben also
brought up the Bill from the State which changes how the Counties and Cities
regulate applications for development. (This will be addressed again in the
Public Hearing today).
The Public
Hearing addressed the following issues:
1. Proposed
Ordinance for building permits.
a. Some building permits linger so
the new ordinance sets limits as to how long
a builder/owner can take to finish a project.
b. What happens when people occupy
an unfinished residence? They may not
take up occupancy until the building inspector has finished his inspection and given a certificate
for occupancy.
c. A discussion was held about fees.
The building inspector will follow the International
Residential Code with the standardized table to help in establishing the fees required.
d.
Signatures are needed to build.
e. Rocky
Mountain requires that a meter clearance is given by the building inspector
before they will hook up electricity.
f.
Application renewals with a fee was discussed.
2. Proposed
increase of fees for Short Term Rentals.
a. Rich
County application fees were $250 for short term rentals and $150 for renewal.
It is proposed that the application fee be $1200 and renewals would be $600.
Some in the audience felt this was too high a jump and what are the monies used
for. Discussion was also held about charging the fees in a tiered way so that smaller
units are not charged the same amount as large units. The commissioners will
work with the chamber and come up with a solution by Jan. 2025.
3.
Duplex/Townhome development.
A Bill from
State of Utah requires that an Administrative Authority be assigned to review
applications for developments in every County and City by Jan. 1st. This might
be the end of Planning and Zoning for large developments. (Makes this citizen
nervous about the ramifications of just one or two persons in charge).
Mitch Poulson
from Bear Lake Regional Commission has been assigned this job.
Supposedly there
will be a checklist for the Administrative Authority to follow and will
facilitate a faster approach for developers.
The only
recourse is for Cities and Counties to exempt a sensitive area like the
Lakeshore.
4. The Rich
County Budget
(I did not
see the budget, hopefully someone has and wants to comment).
The Sheriff’s
dept. was given a $5.00 an hour raise and other departments were given a $3.00
an hour raise. There will be a truth in taxation meeting in 2025 to raise the
property tax to help the County finance more officers. It takes about $150 K to
hire and maintain a new officer.
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