Duchesne County Utah

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RESCHEDULED-Planning Commission Meeting

RESCHEDULED-Planning Commission Meeting

RESCHEDULED

The Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2026, is rescheduled to be held on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The meeting will begin at 5:00 PM at the Centennial Event Center, Conference Room #3.

The Planning Commission Meeting is a monthly meeting for the Duchesne County Planning Commission. A request to add an agenda item for the Commission to consider at this meeting must be received on March 11, 2026. For this meeting’s agenda items, please see the Planning Commission’s webpage: link here. For further questions, please contact the Duchesne County Community Development Department at (435) 738-1152, or planning@duchesne.utah.gov.

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CANCELLED-Planning Commission Meeting

CANCELLED-Planning Commission Meeting

CANCELLED

Due to lack of quorum, the July 2, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting is cancelled. All agenda items scheduled for consideration will now be considered at the August 6, 2025, meeting.

The Planning Commission Meeting is a monthly meeting for the Duchesne County Planning Commission. A request to add an agenda item for the Commission to consider at this meeting must be received 21 days before the meeting is held. For this meetings agenda items, please see the Planning Commission’s webpage: link here. For further questions, please contact the Duchesne County Community Development Department at (435) 738-1135, or mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov.

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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.

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CANCELLED-Planning Commission Meeting

CANCELLED-Planning Commission Meeting

CANCELLED

Due to lack of quorum, the August 7, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting is cancelled. All agenda items scheduled for consideration will now be considered at the September 4, 2024 meeting.

Monthly meeting for the Duchesne County Planning Commission. A request to add an agenda item for the Commission to consider at this meeting must be received 21 days before the meeting is held. For this meetings agenda items, please see the Planning Commission’s webpage: link here. For further questions, please contact the Duchesne County Community Development Department at (435) 738-1135, or mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov.

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Planning Commission Meeting

Planning Commission Meeting

Monthly meeting for the Duchesne County Planning Commission.

Please note: for an item to be placed on the meeting agenda, a complete land use application must be accepted by the Community Development Department 21 days prior to the Planning Commission Meeting.

For meeting agenda items, please see the Planning Commission’s webpage: link here. For further questions, please contact the Duchesne County Community Development Department at (435) 738-1135, or mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov.

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CANCELLED-Planning Commission Meeting

CANCELLED-Planning Commission Meeting

CANCELLED

Monthly meeting for the Duchesne County Planning Commission. A request to add an agenda item for the Commission to consider at this meeting must be received 21 days before the meeting is held. For this meetings agenda items, please see the Planning Commission’s webpage: link here. For further questions, please contact the Duchesne County Community Development Department at (435) 738-1135, or mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov.

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2024 Fee Schedule

2024 Fee Schedule

2024 Fee Schedule for Community Development

In a resolution on December 4, 2023, the Duchesne County Commission adopted revised zoning and subdivision fees for the Duchesne County Community Development Department. The new fee schedule, effective January 1, 2024, is as follows:

Item Fee
Subdivision-Preliminary Plat $25.00/lot
Subdivision-Final Plat $25.00/lot
Minor Subdivision $100.00
Plat Amendment $250.00
Conditional Use Permit $200.00`
Appeal of Planning Commission Decision $200.00
Variance from Zoning Ordinance $200.00
Zoning District Change/ Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment $250.00

The Community Development Department maintains fees to recover a portion of the required material, postage, advertisement, and service costs incurred as part of the zoning and subdivision administration process. The last fee revision for the Department occurred 18 years ago in 2006.

For more information, please contact Mike Gottfredson AICP at (435) 738-1135, or mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov.

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How Do I Get a Physical Address?

How Do I Get a Physical Address?

How Do I Get a Physical Address in Duchesne County?

Duchesne County assigns physical addresses to habitable structures.  This includes primary or secondary homes, cabins, offices, or other structures in which a person or people reside. Physical addresses are assigned under the direction of the Community Development Director as part of the building permit process. Vacant parcels and recreation vehicles are not assigned physical addresses, but are associated with the mailing addresses of the property owner.

A physical address is assigned based on the structure's physical location in the County based on a grid system, which has a center point in Roosevelt.

If you would like your habitable structure assigned a physical address, please contact the Duchesne County Department of Building Safety for a building permit application at gmayhew@duchesne.utah.gov, or (435) 738-1150.

If you have a question about your current physical address, please contact the Community Development Department at mikeg@duchesne.utah.gov, or (435) 738-1135.

If you require your tax notice to have an address changed, please contact the Duchesne County Treasurer, at mclegg@duchesne.utah.gov, or (435) 738-1190, or use this online request form.