What The General Plan Says About The Land Use Map
Here is what the General Plan says about the Land Use map: It is an important guide for decisions related to development; it is the visual reference about the land…
Water, Development, & Our Future
Everyone running for City Council or Mayor in Ivins answered questions last night at a “Candidate Forum” at Vista School organized by some residents. Here are my answers to the…
Water We Waiting For?
Zach Renstrom, the General Manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy District, gave a presentation to the Ivins City Council last week, titled “Recommended Ordinances to Extend Limited Water Supplies.”…
Building Color Is An Important Visual Language
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 17th to discuss changing requirements for exterior building colors. Currently, Ivins requires building exterior colors to be muted, earth…
Black Desert Resort Height Exception Update
Last night the Planning Commission recommended to approve a special height exception for the resort. Next, it goes to the City Council for their consideration. However, instead of a request…
Black Desert Resort Wants To Get High
Well, this is interesting. The Planning Commission on Tuesday August 3rd will consider recommending approval of a request by the resort to get a special exception to the City’s 35-foot…
Black Desert Resort Wants A PID?
There will be a City Council public hearing tomorrow, July 15th, about creating a Public Infrastructure District (PID) for Black Desert Resort. That’s so they can secure up to $106…
Wrestling With The State & Mother Nature
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider recommending changes to the City’s Subdivision Ordinance at its July 13th meeting. Sounds like an exciting topic, doesn’t it? Of…
Hidden Springs RV Resort
Hidden Spring RV Resort. There will be a public hearing at the Ivins Planning Commission on Tuesday July 13th starting at 5:30pm. This is early on the agenda. The Resort…
Permit Me To Tally Recent Development
We talk about all the new development going on in Ivins. So here are the actual numbers. Ivins issued 100 to 150 permits a year between 2015 and 2018. Permit…