Should We Continue Regulating Color?
My number one goal is to involve Ivins residents early in the decision-making process. Providing information is an important first step. Listening carefully to feedback is the next step. When…
Eliminating Building Color Subjectivity
Last week I asked two questions: (1) Should we continue regulating building color like we have been doing, and (2) Can the regulation be objective and free from misinterpretation? Today…
Planning Our Future Over Hotdogs in the Park
Ivins is working on an update of our General Plan and Land Use map. This will take at least a couple of months. There were three community meetings this week…
Does Building Color Matter?
Next week the City Council will review a recommendation from the Planning Commission to change the City's requirements for building colors. Last year the State Legislature said that cities could…
Getting Close to a Water Conservation Ordinance
The Ivins City Council will continue working on a water conservation ordinance at the next City Council meeting on April 21st. If we finish addressing the remaining issues, which I…
Envisioning the Future of Ivins
Land Use Community Meetings April 12, 13, 14 The City is holding community meetings next week to get public input on potential changes to our land use plan. Some members…
What Should The Future Look Like?
Ivins is working on updating our General Plan and Land Use map. The Planning Commission decided at their March 15th meeting to hold at least a couple community meetings to…
Zeroing In On Water & Grass
The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) has a proposed water conservation ordinance for new construction. Santa Clara recently passed a modified version of it. At our last City Council…
Rezone Review: 400 W & Hwy 91
Last Thursday the City Council voted to change the land use on this parcel from low density to high density and change the zoning to townhomes with one buffer row…
Comparing Water Conservation Ordinances
The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) spent a number of months working with the cities in the county to create a proposed water conservation ordinance for new residential and…