Series 23380

Brigham City (Utah). Planning Commission Minutes

Dates: 1956-

4 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

Utah law provides for the creation of municipal planning commissions to develop master plans for the physical development of the municipalities, create official maps, and approve all subdivisions and public construction (Laws of Utah, 1945, chapter 23). The Brigham City planning commission meets twice monthly. Planning commission meeting minutes provide the names of those present, date and time of meeting, and then present agenda of items to be discussed. The minutes summarize the planning commission's discussion. At each meeting the planning commission addresses public requests first and then addresses issues relating to general planning as time permits. While early minutes contain information about developing a master plan, the bulk of information in more recent minutes is about specific development and subdivision requests. The planning commission has considered numerous conditional use permit requests or the requests of individuals to use their residences for business or commercial purposes. Minutes for the 1990s include the city engineer's comments and meeting minutes for staff review as well as planning commission minutes. Staff review provides the approval of the building inspector and other concerned city officials before a matter is considered by the planning commission.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Research Note

Developing a master plan is a primary planning commission function, and the minutes frequently report progress on master plan research, the completion of drafts, and the presentation of final plans. The minutes do not, however, include any reports, drafts, or copies of the original master plan or any of its revisions.

Related Records

Ordinances from Brigham City (Utah). City Council, Series 3662, include zoning ordinances which are based on planning commission recommendations.

Minutes from Brigham City (Utah). City Council, Series 3803, provide details about the activities of the city council to whom the planning commission reports, and with which it works very closely on all zoning and city planning issues.

Minutes from Brigham City (Utah). Board of Adjustment, Series 23379, document the activities of the board of adjustment, which interprets and makes allowance or exception to zoning regulations and works closely with the planning commission.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Processing Note

Brigham City planning commission minutes were microfilmed under the direction of Utah State Archives in November 2000 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in August 2002.

Indexing Terms

• Zoning—Utah—Brigham City.
• City planning—Utah—Brigham City.
• Municipal government—Utah—Brigham City.

Container List

REEL	DESCRIPTION
1	1956, April-1961, Mar (Book 1)
1	1961, May-1971, Jun (Book 2)
1	1971, Jul-1977, Jun (Book 3)
1	1977, Jul-1981, May (Book 4)
2	1981, Jun-1985, Jul (Book 5)
2	1985, Aug-1987, Dec (Book 6)
2	1988, Jan-1990, Apr (Book 7)
3	1990, May-1994, Jul (Book 8)
3	1994, Jul-1997, Dec (Book 9)
4	1998, Jan-Dec (Book 10)
4	1999, Jan-Dec (Book 11)