Koosharem approves a temporary building moratorium of up to six months while zoning work is finished
September 9, 2026, 6:32 p.m. · Koosharem Town Council Room
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Koosharem Town Council voted unanimously to approve a temporary building moratorium lasting up to six months, ending sooner if the planning commission finishes a zoning map and ordinance. The council also completed its annual fraud risk assessment after a Sept. 1 audit and agreed to extend a berm with road base to stop runoff from the cemetery affecting nearby yards.
From the approved minutes. Updated November 6, 2026.
In brief
4 items came up for a decision or discussion: 2 approved and 2 discussed.
1 item here is tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 2 source documents.
4 members were present and 1 absent (Council Member Tina Perry).
Residents raised building moratorium, cemetery runoff, and water system.
The previous City Council meeting was on July 15, 2026: Koosharem adopts wildland-urban interface map and ordinance
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Temporary building moratorium | Approved · 4-0 |
| Cemetery rainwater runoff | Approved |
| Fraud risk assessment and audit | Discussed |
| Water system, generator grant and funding applications | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Zoning
Temporary building moratorium
Approved · 4-0
The council reviewed a proposed temporary moratorium on building while the planning commission completes a zoning map and ordinance. It would last at most six months and end sooner when the zoning work is done. The zoning materials are to be distributed and available before a public hearing and council vote.
- Maximum duration: six months
Roads and utilities
Cemetery rainwater runoff
Approved
Council Member Woolsey showed photographs of stormwater running from and above the cemetery onto nearby yards and the cemetery road. The council agreed to extend the existing berm with available road base and discussed assessing flood and culvert damage across town, using town equipment and sandbags, reporting damage to the county and seeking flood-mitigation funding.
Budget
Fraud risk assessment and audit
Discussed
After the Sept. 1 audit the council completed the annual fraud risk assessment and separation-of-duties questionnaire. The clerk reported a general-fund budget overage of about $4,000, the need for budget amendments before future overruns, and a deficit balance in another fund that needs review of transfers.
Roads and utilities
Water system, generator grant and funding applications
Discussed
The town discussed a South Central grant application for a generator able to support the water system's three-phase power, including possible used equipment, and a six-inch line to loop the water system. A state representative said a capital improvement plan will be required for Community Impact Board applications beginning in 2028; the town is preparing for the February application round for water and road projects.
What residents said
Building moratoriumCemetery runoffWater system
A state community-assistance representative announced a Fall Regional Growth Summit on Oct. 22 for town staff, elected officials and planning commissioners. A resident asked about water service to a parcel east of the canal; the council said an unimproved road would be the developer's responsibility under a 2024 ordinance and that planning for a water-line extension is underway.