Home trailer business approved by Richmond P&Z

By Jami Elzinga

October 9, 2008 | RICHMOND -- A unanimous decision from the Zoning Committee will allow Devin Migliori to store large metal camping trailers in his back yard. His only stipulation is that they reserve the right to revisit their decision in January 2010, when his business license comes up for renewal. There is also a limit of 50 trailers that can be stored on his property.

Migliori has started his own business selling ATV camping trailers and will be marketing them through the Internet and ATV dealers in the intermountain states. He now will be allowed to store extra trailers in his backyard until he sells them.

The trailers are 50 x 82 inches wide and weigh less than 500 pounds. They are Department of Transportation approved so you can pull them behind your car or truck and also take them up on four-wheeler trails.

To sell these trailers, Migliori had to get approval from the state of Utah. The only requirements he had to meet are obtaining a business license from the city of Richmond, and also getting the approval from the zoning committee. Now that he has achieved both of these Migliori has to wait until November until the minutes are approved and he can move forward with his plans.

The length of time his camping trailers will be stored on his land is undetermined because the business is just getting started. He is waiting until the business takes off to get the funds for purchasing a metal shed to hold the trailers. By June, he is hoping to have a shop running.

Other concerns of the council were that Migliori made sure to maintain upkeep of his property and not let things become unkempt or have junk strewn all over his yard, and the level of traffic in the residential area. He promised that he would preserve his land, as well as keeping traffic down in the residential area by keeping the number of shipment trucks going out to a minimum.

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