Grand County holds zoning hearing for controversial development near Moab [Video]

MOAB, Utah — Cody Priano said it breaks his heart seeing Kane Creek bulldozed by development.

“It’s one that is going to have dramatic impact on an area that most people that live here care about and find value in — just the natural beauty that the area presents,” said Priano. “The community rallied pretty hard behind a number of issues that have happened, and this one is probably like, the biggest and most egregious.”

In a hearing Tuesday evening, Doug Fix showed Grand County commissioners that in 1992, the previous property owner only asked for a small piece of the land to be rezoned for development, which is what the commission approved at the time.

“Zoning in Utah is supposed to be subject to public input, and they discovered a record that showed but for 10 acres, there has been no public input,” he said.

However, the ordinance the …