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New subdivision planned in Nibley
By Stefanie
Snow NIBLEY -- Preliminary plans for a subdivision at 3000 South and 800 West were unanimously approved at Wednesday's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Engineer Rod Blossom said he plans on requesting final approval in about a month. "We have not yet put together construction plans and not yet figured the cost estimate," he said. The first of two phases of the Majestic Mountain View Estates subdivision consists of 40 lots averaging 14,000 square feet, which coincides with Nibley's R2A zoning requirements. Although no allowance for open space is required for development in that zone, Blossom's firm, Cache Landmark Engineering, left room for some open space that will tie in with the major trail system that is a part of Nibley's general plan. Blossom said once final plans are approved, construction plans will be drawn up for approval, and construction will hopefully begin in the spring. He estimated 90 days for completion of the development of Phase I and said subsequent construction of houses will take between one and two years to complete, depending on the economy. The rate at which the economy allows for houses to be built in Phase I will also determine when construction on Phase II will begin, he said. Blossom said he supports the development of Nibley because even with the adjustment of minimum lot size from one-half acre to one-third, lots in Nibley are "still bigger than most cities." He said Logan, for example, has a minimum requirement of one-sixth acre per lot. Councilman Todd Hansen said while he doesn't exactly approve of the new subdivision, Nibley doesn't really have a choice about development. The choice it does have, he said, is to take proposals for land development and try to make it fit into the city's general plan with the use of open space and trail systems. We're no longer a rural community, unfortunately. We're becoming more of a suburb," he said.
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