NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Adoption of Wildland-Urban Interface Code
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
RE: Adoption of Wildland-Urban Interface Code
HEARING TIME AND LOCATION
Notice is hereby given that the Santaquin City Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing at approximately 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The in-person meeting will be viewable online. The meeting will be held in person at the Council Chambers 110 S. Center Street Santaquin, UT 84655.
YouTube Live- Public meetings will be shown live on the Santaquin City YouTube Channel, which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzZT_yW2H2Hd-58M2_ddSw
THE PROPOSAL
The State of Utah is requiring that cities adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface code by December 31 st, 2025. This code will require development proposals to acknowledge fire hazard dangers due to proximity to natural areas of fire potential and concern. The associated requirements will require that new homes address items such as, but not limited to, alteration of existing vegetation and/or topography and limitations on landscaping, home materials, structure spacing, fencing, and fire suppression techniques appropriate to the area.
HEARING PURPOSE
The hearing is an open meeting in which residents will have the right and opportunity to voice concerns or ask questions about the proposal. Feedback from residents may be used to help mitigate possible impacts. This is the only public hearing which will be held on this request.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
If you have questions or concerns about this proposal, please contact the Santaquin City Community Development Department at 801-754-1011. Individuals may request a copy of this notice by calling 801-754-1904. A copy of this notice was posted online at www. Santaquin.gov, at the City Hall Building at 110 S. Center Street and on the State of Utah’s Public Notice Website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html.
For those interested in providing public comment, we invite you to sign up on the Public Hearing Speaker Sheet which will be located at the entryway of the of the Council Chambers on the night of the public hearing.
Sincerely,
Santaquin City
Community Development Department
(801) 754-1011
This notice is in accordance with Santaquin City Code, §10.68.110. If notice given under this Title is not challenged in written form to the City's Appeal Authority within 30 days after the meeting or action for which notice is given, the notice is considered adequate and proper. Furthermore, if no challenge or protest is filed within 30 days after the meeting or action for which notice was given, any defect in the notice shall not affect or invalidate any hearing or action by the Planning Commission or City Council.
