Heber City and Wasatch County agree on limits to protect the North Fields
The memorandum moves the city's growth line to the Provo River; an interlocal agreement with Midway is still in the works.
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The Heber City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with Wasatch County on annexation and zoning boundaries in the Heber Valley's North Fields, The Park Record reported. The county adopted it Oct. 7. [1]
Under the agreement the county can only zone the North Fields for rural agricultural homes, and Heber City committed to annexation terms that spell out whether the city may develop past 850 North on the west side of U.S. 40. Councilors set the boundary at the Provo River instead of Mill Road, which Councilor Mike Johnston said puts more of the North Fields under preservation. [1]
A memorandum is less binding than an interlocal agreement. County Council Chair Erik Rowland said the county wants binding agreements, such as conservation easements, that keep development out of the North Fields, and city and county officials are working on an interlocal agreement that would also include Midway. [1]
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