EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Wasatch County Planning Office is seeking qualified applicants to fill a fulltime opening for the position of Senior Planner (Grade R $94,910-$102,211 plus a competitive benefit package). Under direction of the Planning Director, this position is responsible to perform complex planning and land use administrative duties with limited supervision. Wasatch County is situated in a rural mountain valley on the back of the Wasatch Mountain range approximately 15 miles south of Park City and less tha ...Continue Reading

Hello everyone: Recently, one of our industrial property owners removed some 20 year old pine trees that were on private property because the trees were dropping sap on the customers vehicles.  Once we found out about this, 11 trees had been removed.  We are also experiencing business owners that are removing sod and trees in the parking lot landscaping in order to save water.  Some are replacing it with water wise landscaping and others are just using rock mulch.  I am positive that we are not the ...Continue Reading

The City of Bluffdale is seeking a Planning Manager.  Fun opportunities await near The Point, with a future FrontRunner station being planned here and much more.  Please let me know if you have any questions. Planning Manager   The City of Bluffdale is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Planning Manager. This position must perform professional current and long-range planning and permitting functions with limited supervision. As an expert in the field, you will bring a ...Continue Reading

Good Afternoon-   Cedar City is going to be entertaining a new ordiance to allow and regulate flag lots.  Looking to see what jurisdictions may have current ordinances specific to flag lots, and any thoughts or experiences with implementation.  Thank You,   *Donald Boudreau* *City Planner* 10 N. Main Street Cedar City, UT 84720 Office: 435-383-2330 Email: bdonald@PROTECTED ...Continue Reading

Hello Utah Planners,You are invited to the first-ever Healthy Communities Roadshow! This is a two-hour event where we are bringing together state, regional, and local partners and community leaders to learn and discuss how we can build healthy communities. Participants will learn about the recently released Healthy Communities Series by the Utah Foundation, the Healthy Utah Community Designation run by Get Healthy Utah and the Utah League of Cities and Towns, and Guiding Our Growth by the Utah’s Office of Plann ...Continue Reading

Dear Utah APA Community,   So lovely to connect with you all! If we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting yet, my name is Jordan Katcher and I serve as an adjunct instructor within the City + Metropolitan Planning Department at the University of Utah. I also have the pleasure of being a facilitator for the Wallace Stegner Center Environmental Dispute Resolution Program (FYI, we’re currently taking applications for a magnificent Collaboration Certificate Course for those of you that are engaging in collaborations ...Continue Reading

*_DUE BY_: April 5th, 2024APA UT is a non-profit organization of professionals, planning officials and citizen planners who serve Utah's communities in many ways, at all levels of government, in both the private sector and public sectors.We're currently seeking sessions that facilitate the alignment between local needs and the challenges of statewide growth, with a focus on areas such as water management, housing solutions, transportation improvements, and effective land use planning. Our conference typically hosts ...Continue Reading

Hello,   Cedar City has a proposal to allow adjacent street parking to count towards the required on-site parking minimums.  Looking to see if other jurisdictions have ordinances that entertain street parking allowances, and if so any thoughts?   I appreciate any input.   Regards, *Donald Boudreau* *City Planner* 10 N. Main Street Cedar City, UT 84720 Office: 435-383-2330 Email: bdonald@PROTECTED ...Continue Reading

Mike, good afternoon. Reno has a lengthy history with maker spaces – they even have an “Innovation District” in their zoning code. I would reach out to them and find out how they do it. The coolest maker space IMHO is the Generator https://www.therenogenerator.com/.  A more traditional one is the Reno Innevation Center https://www.unr.edu/innevation, which is associated with the University of Nevada and is more of a business incubator. Good luck! *Aric A Jensen, AICP* Assistant County Administrator jensen.ar ...Continue Reading

For those interested, this is what I found in the Truckee, CA code: Makerspace. A place where people with shared interests can gather to work on projects with shared ideas, equipment and knowledge. Includes community centers that provide technology, manufacturing and educational opportunities to the public; does not include the uses under the “Schools” definition. May include technology, arts and manufacturing uses (metal fabrication and welding, paper products, furniture and fixtures, stone and clay products, textil ...Continue Reading