As growth continues, the county must strike a balance between development and conservation, writes Richard Snelgrove.
Development continues to creep up against the Oquirrh foothills along the southwest bench in Salt Lake County near Herriman on Friday, May 17, 2019. A flurry of land use planning is underway covering SLCounty's west side, as growth pressure only gets more intense and we head toward a future of wall-to-wall city.In Utah, we prize the natural beauty of our state and the outdoor recreation opportunities that allow each of us to experience it.
Much of the area of the west bench — at some point as determined by its property owner, Rio Tinto — will become available for development and will provide housing for future generations as the need arises. Nevertheless, within the plan, there has also been careful consideration of areas that hold valuable natural characteristics such as Rose, Yellow Fork and Butterfield canyons in the Oquirrhs that have been designated as “recreation conservation.
One additional issue remains to be decided. There is a canyon on the east slope of the Oquirrh Mountains that is as majestic as any along the Wasatch Front. It is called Coon Canyon and has two large areas known as Soldier Flats and Knee Weakener. These areas are currently proposed for zoning as “mountain communities,” which will allow some development. As we approach buildout with an anticipated 1.
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