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Publication:Ogden Standard-Examiner; Date:September 21, 2006; Section:Metro; Page Number:B4
Riverdale council, commission at oddsBY KELLY BINGHAM Standard-Examiner correspondentRIVERDALE – What was the supposed to be a brief meeting recently turned into a two-hour back-and-forth between the city planner and Planning Commission members. City Planner Jan Ukena surprised the commissioners by presenting a proposal for a new Planned Residential Unit Development ordinance drafted by the City Council. Last May, the commission recommended and the City Council voted to eliminate PRUDs from Riverdale. Unknown to the commissioners, the City Council drafted a proposal for a new PRUD ordinance. Planning Commission Chairman Don Farr said the city had covered this issue before and he couldn’t understand why they were rehashing something he believed was resolved. Commissioner Kathy Tanner asked the City Council to be more specific about why a new PRUD ordinance is necessary and what the council members’ expectations are for the new ordinance. PRUD opponents say residents living in such developments are double-taxed because they pay both city property taxes and homeowners association dues, but are denied access to city maintenance because such services are handled by the PRUD association. Riverdale commissioners want to prohibit PRUDs and replace them with developer’s agreements, an arrangement similar to a PRUD except the city trains maintenance rights to streets and utility services and can dictate specific covenants, conditions and restriction for the development. Homeowners must follow the outlined guidelines in planned communities. Those guidelines can include what colors a house can be, how long driveways are and even landscaping requirements. The Planning Commission unanimously noted to send the proposal back to the City Council for clarification on their ordinance recommendations. During the work meeting, Ukena also recommended a new Residential Overlap Zone ordinance. The commissioners unanimously supported sending the ordinance back to the City Council for revision. |