Spanish Valley

County Planning Commission tables lot splits in Spanish Valley

Members of the San Juan County Planning Commission tabled proposed splits on properties in Spanish Valley at their latest meeting. Members of the San Juan County Planning Commission voted to table an application in Spanish Valley for a proposed lot split on Terra Drive in Spanish Valley at the...

Commission will consider land use ordinance

by David Boyle News Director San Juan County residents, members of the planning commission and county staff met for over five hours on January 9 to discuss a proposed update to the county land use ordinance. After discussion and input from the public at the meeting, members of the planning...

Project to address ongoing issues in Pack Creek after 2021 fire

by David Boyle News Director San Juan County Commissioners approved contracts and loans for the Pack Creek watershed, made an agreement to allow high school students to ride-along with EMT’s, and sent comments to the US Forest Service at their September 16 meeting For the watershed protection...

County talks fire district annexation for Spanish Vallley

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission discussed fire district annexation of Spanish Valley, discussed fire issues elsewhere in the county and approved an award to upgrade heating at the county building at their latest meeting Members of the San Juan County...

Commission approves Spanish Valley overnight overlay application

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission approved the next steps for a 72-acre resort in Spanish Valley, approved Storm Water Drain Master Plan for Spanish Valley, and approved a resolution supporting a Congressional effort to withdraw a proposed BLM rule at their...

Commission says no to beer for Montezuma Creek store, yes to Spanish Valley zone change

by David Boyle News Director Members of the San Juan County Commission denied a request to sale beer at a Montezuma Creek store, approved a zone change to a 72-acre project in Spanish Valley, and received reports from a state department at their May 16 meeting. The Commission denied the request...

San Juan County Commission approve letter of support for mountain bike system in Spanish Valley, gain ownership of billboard in Hanksville

Members of the San Juan County Commission approved a letter of support for a trail system in Spanish Valley, approved county ownership of a billboard in Hanksville, and tabled comment on a proposed change in process by the Bureau of Indian Affairs at their latest meeting. At their February 21...

short-term rentals make up three-percent of county housing

Three percent of San Juan Counties' available housing units are being used as short-term rentals, with about a third of those short-term rentals located in northern San Juan County. According to a report from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute in 2021 San Juan County was...

Plucky group of volunteers brave 107-degree heat to give Spanish Valley areas a good cleaning

Approximately fifteen volunteers descended on four different areas on Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) lands in Spanish Valley on July 10 to clean up trash and debris that was left behind by others while shooting their firearms. “It’s not every day that you get a...

County Commission discusses Spanish Valley zoning, mid-year budget and state annexation law

A proposal to amend the Spanish Valley Zoning and Planning map stalled at the August 18 meeting of the San Juan County Commission. The current Planning and Zoning map for the area located in the northern-most portion of the county, adjacent to Moab, was adopted in November 2019. A request was made...