The Morgan County Planning Commission on Oct. 9, 2025 recommended approval to the County Commission of the Shadow Creek preliminary plat, a proposed 14-lot subdivision on about 80.19 acres located roughly 700 feet northwest of the intersection of West Surrey Lane and North Morgan Valley Drive.

Staff told the commission the property is zoned RR5 after a 2023 rezone and that Weber‑Morgan Health Department had issued approval letters saying the lots can support wells and septic systems. Staff recommended approval after review by planning, the county engineer and the fire district, but asked the commission to add conditions addressing plat details.

Commission discussion focused on whether certain items required on the preliminary plat are present: utility easements, wellhead protection zones and identification of septic/alternate absorption fields. Staff noted the road alignment shown in early concept plans had been changed from public to private rights of way and that the county will not maintain those streets. Health‑department approval for wells and septic systems was in the packet, but staff and commissioners debated whether septic drain fields and exact septic locations are required on a preliminary plat because house size and drain‑field sizing are not yet known.

Applicant Jeff Lowe told the commission Weber‑Morgan Health Department took about nine months to complete the review and that secondary irrigation water will come from the Littleton Bridal Ditch; he said water shares have been transferred for each lot. Commissioners raised site‑specific constraints on Lot 5, noting floodplain area and wellhead protection zones could limit where a house and drain field fit on that lot.

Member Sessions moved to recommend approval to the County Commission of preliminary plat application no. 24.069 for the Shadow Creek subdivision of 14 single‑family lots, based on staff findings and the staff report dated Oct. 9, 2025, with two additional conditions: (1) all lot utility easements be identified on the plat prior to final plat, and (2) wellhead protection zones must be located wholly within lot boundaries. The motion was seconded by Member King and carried unanimously.

The matter now advances as a recommendation to the County Commission; staff and applicants said engineering and final plat details (including any required plat corrections and final utility easements) will be addressed before final plat recordation.