The Town of Rockville is considered a rural, residential, and agricultural community. Since its founding by Mormon pioneers in 1862 Rockville has maintained the integrity of its historical town plan and has been referred to by historians as "the last treasure in Utah".
Just over a year ago, Rockville Town initiated a project to update our land use ordinances and general plan. In order to do this, we asked consultants to undertake a critical review of our current ordinances to ensure that they are compliant with state and federal statute, simplify and clarify certain regulations, and simplify language and formatting, and improve access to the enabling ordinances that created the regulations. The Town also conducted a new public survey. The work of the consulting firm is now substantially complete and we are inviting you to provide your feedback. The table at this link is intended to show the current regulations and what changes are being proposed. It is anticipated that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed changes in the coming months.
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Land
has obtained a grant to remove invasive Russian Olive and Tamarisks from Rockville in 2020!
This is your opportunity to rid yourself of these invasive species at no cost to you!!!
If interested, forms are available in the Town Office.
Phase I will be contracted out within the next month and will be cut in March. This treatment is at no cost to the landowner (if they fall within the project boundary), and if funds are available one re-treatment will be conducted the following year. The treatment will be cutting Tamarisk and Russian Olive and spraying the stumps with herbicide immediately after to limit re-sprouting.
Phase II will be contracted in the fall. So any landowners who don't make the first round will have a chance in the fall to sign up.
Here are some informational pamphlets:
Tamarisk Pamphlet
Russian Olive Pamphlet
To see if your property is eligible, please contact Carrie Howard,
the Southwest Area Forester, at (435) 218-4629.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AMENDMENTS TO THE
ROCKVILLE LAND USE ORDINANCES AND/OR GENERAL PLAN
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Rockville, Utah intends during the 2018-19 fiscal year to prepare amendments to the Rockville Town Land Use Ordinances and maps, as well as possibly updating the General Plan. The proposed amendments will include comprehensive elements amending the existing Town plans and policy for growth and development within, and around, Rockville. The plan will primarily consider land use, housing, transportation, and capital investment issues within the political boundaries and proposed annexation areas of Rockville.
The public and each of the state-identified Affected Entities are invited to participate in several opportunities to provide information for the Town to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing the proposed ordinance and plan amendments concerning (a) impacts that the use of land covered by the plan amendments may have on such Affected Entity; and (b) uses of land with the Town that such Affected Entity is planning or considering that may conflict with the amendments.
Interested parties are encouraged to subscribe to future notices through the State Public Notice website (http://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html) for further information including detailed meeting agendas and other issues related to the planning process.
Documents pertinent to this effort will be made available online and/or by contacting Vicki S. Bell, Town Clerk, rockville@rockvilleutah.org, (435) 772-0992 or Mike Hansen with Rural Community Consultants, mhansen@rural-community.com, (801) 550-5075.
Posted 12/14/18
The Utah Geological Survey, (a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources), has conducted an extensive investigation of the tragic rock fall that occurred in Rockville last December. The detailed report (and map) that identifies and addresses rock fall hazard areas in Rockville has been published and is available to Rockville residents and property owners electronically upon request at the Town Office.
Please note that the report and map gives an overall view of potential rock fall hazard areas and is not meant as a property or site specific geologic study.
Contact Town Clerk Vicki S. Bell at (435) 772-0992 or by email at rockville@rockvilleutah.org if you would like the electronic report emailed to you. Hard copies will be made available for a fee of $10 by signing up at the Town Office. A hard copy is also available for review in the Town Office and the Springdale Library.