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February 5, 2025 by Mike Gottfredson

2025 Land Use Fee Ordinance

2025 Land Use Fee Ordinance

ADOPTED Ordinance 25-416 Land Use Fee Schedule

***UPDATED ***

2/10/25

The Duchesne County Commission adopts Ordinance 25-416, establishing the 2025 Land Use Fee Schedule.

The ordinance goes into effect 15 days after publication, which is March 6, 2025.

The fees are as follows:

 

Land Use Application Item Fee
Subdivision Preliminary Plat per lot $25.00
Subdivision Final Plat per lot $25.00
Minor Subdivision $300.00
Plat Amendment (if public hearing required) $650.00
Variance of Zoning Ordinance $500.00
Zoning District Change or Text Amendment $650.00
Floodplain Development Permit $75.00
Conditional Use Permit $500.00
Conditional Use Permit for Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Sites $700.00
Appeal of Staff Decision to Planning Commission $200.00
Appeal of Planning Commission Decision $500.00
Transportation Service Fee for Paved Roads $CP
CP = LP * N * $14,250 * 1.041(Y-2024+1.5)

CP = Roadway cost from oil and gas industry traffic on paved roads (in dollars).

LP = Sum length of all paved county roads utilized as haul routes to access site (in miles). Under no circumstance shall this figure be less than one (1) mile nor more than three (3) miles regardless of the actual measurement.

N = Number of wells at production site.

Y = Year in which the conditional use permit for an Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Site is issued.

Transportation Service Fee for Graveled Roads $CG
CG = LG * N * $3,500 * 1.041(Y-2024+1.5)

CG = Roadway cost from oil and gas industry traffic on paved roads (in dollars).

LG = Sum length of all paved county roads utilized as haul routes to access site (in miles). Under no circumstance shall this figure be less than one (1) mile nor more than three (3) miles regardless of the actual measurement.

N = Number of wells at production site.

Y = Year in which the conditional use permit for an Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Site is issued.

 

 

2/5/2025

The Duchesne County Commission is considering the adoption of County land use fees by ordinance though Ordinance 25-416. Previously, land use fees were adopted by resolution. However, based on requirements from the State of Utah and after recommendation from County counsel, the adoption of land use fees by ordinance was deemed appropriate.

Ordinance 25-416 County Land Use Fee Schedule will be considered for adoption on February 10, 2025, at a continuation of a County Commission public hearing held on January 27, 2025.  Version 3 of this ordinance is, along with its referenced Appendix and County roadway infrastructure study, can be access using the following links:

ORDINANCE 25-416 COUNTY LAND USE FEE SCHEDULE

APPENDIX A: REASONABLE COST ANALYSIS OF LAND USE APPLICATION FEES

QUANTIFYING THE EFFECT OF INDUSSTRY TRAFFIC ON COUNTY ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

The Public Hearing continuation for Ordinance 25-416 County Land Use Fee Schedule will be held on February 10, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Commission Chambers of the Duchesne County Administration Building, located at 734 N. Center Street, Duchesne, UT 84021.

Please contact Mike Gottfredson, Deputy Director of Community Development, at (435) 738-1135, or mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov, for further questions.

Filed Under: Community Development, Energy Development Tagged With: Community Development, Duchesne County, land use

October 9, 2024 by Mike Gottfredson

Ordinance 24-409 Oil and Gas Zoning Amendments

Ordinance 24-409 Oil and Gas Zoning Amendments

Draft Ordinance #24-409: Zoning Amendments to Oil & Gas Drilling and Production Facilities

UPDATED

The Duchesne County Commission amended Title 8, Chapters 2, 6, and 13 of the Duchesne County Zoning Ordinance regarding oil & gas drilling  and production facilities. See the following link for Draft 7, adopted by ordinance on November, 2024.

ORDINANCE #24-409 v.7 (PDF)

ORDINANCE #24-409 v.7 (Word)

This ordinance is effective as of December 3, 2024. The adopted language will be found in the Duchesne County Code once uploaded by American Legal Publishing.

Applicants for the Oil and Gas Production Sites administrative conditional use permit may use this link for their land use application form:

Land Use Application Form: Administrative Conditional Use Permit for Oil and Gas Production Sites

Please contact the Community Development Department for further information at (435) 738-1152, or email us at planning@duchesne.utah.gov.

Filed Under: Community Development, Energy Development Tagged With: administrative conditional use permit, conditional use permit, Duchesne County, Oil and Gas, ordinance, zoning

August 13, 2024 by Mike Gottfredson

Draft Energy Production Heavy Haul Traffic Study

Draft Energy Production Heavy Haul Traffic Study

Draft Energy Development Heavy Haul Traffic Study

Duchesne County hired Jones and DeMille Engineering in spring 2024 to conduct a study on the effects of heavy haul traffic generated by energy production on the County's transportation infrastructure. A draft summary of their analysis, findings, and solutions can be found at the link provided.

DRAFT ENERGY DEVELOPMENT HEAVY HAUL TRAFFIC STUDY

Highlights of the study are:

  • Analysis based on AASHTO 1993 Road Test Method for Pavement Design
  • Data collected from energy producers, AI analysis of roadway conditions, FHWA and UDOT cost indexes, and roadway cores indicating pavement depth and base materials.
  •  Findings
    • Cost to Replace the Average Mile of Paved County Road (2024) = $1,767,000
    • Cost of Average Mile of Graveled County Road (2024) = $141,360
    • Rate of Reduced Service Life of Average Impacted County Road per Well = 2.3%
  • Preliminary Paved and Gravel Road Formulas for the Roadway Cost from Energy Development Traffic Were Generated

For further information regarding energy production in Duchesne County, please contact Shon McKinnon, Duchesne County Zoning Specialist, at (435) 738-1550, or shon@duchesne.utah.gov.

Filed Under: Community Development, Energy Development Tagged With: Community Development, Duchesne County, roads, traffic

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Duchesne, UT 84021
Main: 435-738-1100

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Duchesne, UT 84021

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Duchesne, UT 84021

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