Residents of the Hill Villa subdivision are breathing a sigh of relief after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to rezone their neighborhood from commercial to residential.
Residents petitioned the city for rezoning of the subdivision, sandwiched between I-15 and Main Street and east of the numerous automobile dealers in Layton's busy new business area, after experiencing homeowners insurance problems."The Planning Commission and staff recommend the rezone be approved," Scott Carter, Layton director of community development, told the council.
"Our insurance is no good because it's commercial," Alta Wilson said at a council meeting. "I want it to be brought back to residential."
Hill Villa resident Gerald Dawson spearheaded the effort to restore the residential zoning in effect before 1984.
Hill Villa was included in a 1984 effort to rezone several city areas into business districts. Residents complained to the council about that original rezone and asked why they were't personally notified of that change.
"Most of us weren't even here for that," said Councilman Brent Allen.
City Manager Bruce Barton said in such instances the city is not legally required to notify all residents and relies on the newspapers to inform the public of such changes.
"It works because all the citizens got involved," Councilwoman Lyndia Graham said.
Mayor James Layton complemented the residents on how well they take care of their yards.