8D.9.7 Other Public Uses
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The official Bear River City code is at https://www.bearrivercityutah.gov/city-ordinances/.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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(a) Plat to Provide for Public Uses. Except when an applicant utilizes a master planned development concept in which land is set aside by the developer as required by the provision of the Land Management and Development Code, whenever a tract to be subdivided includes a school, recreation uses, or other public use as indicated on the Master Plan or any portion thereof, such space shall be suitably incorporated by the applicant into the sketch plat. After proper determination of its necessity by the Planning Commission and the Appropriate City Official or other public agency involved in the acquisition and use of each such site and a determination has been made to acquire the site by the public agency, the site shall be suitably incorporated by the applicant into the preliminary and final plats.
(b) Referral to Public Body. The Planning Commission shall refer the sketch plat to the public body concerned with acquisition for its consideration and report. The Planning Commission or City Council may propose alternate areas for such acquisition and shall allow the public body or agency 30 days for reply. The agency's recommendation, if affirmative, shall include a map showing the boundaries and area of the parcel to be acquired and an estimate of the time required to complete the acquisition.
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(c) Notice of Property Owner. Upon receipt of an affirmative report, the Planning Commission shall notify the property owner and shall designate on both the preliminary and final plats that area proposed to be acquired by the public body.
Preservation of Natural Features and Amenities
Existing features which add Natural value or Historical amenities to the community shall be retained. Buildings shall be sited in a manner that preserves significant views. Existing vegetation should also be retained as much as possible. Vegetation protection shall be required during construction so that disturbance is limited. Existing features such as water courses, rivers, irrigation works, wetlands, historic sites, critical meadow lands, important vistas, and other irreplaceable assets shall be preserved in the design of the subdivision. All trees on the plat required to be retained shall be preserved, and all trees where required shall be welled and protected against change of grade. The sketch plat shall show the number, size, and location of existing trees as required by these regulations and shall further indicate all those marked for retention, and the location of all proposed trees along the street side of each lot. Any project falling within the Sensitive Lands Area Overlay Zone may be subject to additional requirements and regulations as outlined in the Sensitive Lands Regulations contained in chapter 10 of this code.