Mount Pleasant delays a 62-acre development to revise its agreement
September 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 115 West Main Street
At its Sept. 22 meeting the Mount Pleasant City Council continued by three weeks a requested PUD overlay zone for about 62 acres south of Aspen Village Mobile Home Park so the development agreement and its 25-year phasing can be reviewed, postponed a riding-lesson conditional use, and unanimously approved community centers and meeting halls as conditional uses in the Public Facility zone. Councilmember Jakob Howcroft announced it was his last meeting because he is moving.
From the approved minutes. Updated November 5, 2026.
In brief
6 items came up for a decision or discussion: 2 tabled, 2 approved, 1 discussed, and 1 no action.
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6 members were present.
The next one was on September 22, 2026: Mount Pleasant weighs a heavy-truck route on 700 South and risk-based fire inspections
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · land-use
Aspen Village-area PUD overlay zone (about 62 acres, 300-700 South and 700-900 East)
Tabled
A developer presented a requested planned unit development overlay zone for about 62.4 acres south of Aspen Village Mobile Home Park, to be built in phases over roughly 25 years. The first phase would include about 28 lots and seven townhomes, with new roads connecting 700 East and 600 East, some public and some private roads maintained by a homeowners association, and culinary water only. Council members were comfortable with the overlay zone but not the development agreement as presented, citing the 25-year timeline and a need for city attorney review and two parking spaces per townhome. The council continued the item three weeks.
Item 2 · land-use
Horseback riding lessons as a conditional use in the R-A zone
Tabled
The council postponed a Planning Commission recommendation allowing horseback riding lessons as a conditional use in the Residential Agricultural zone so staff can provide a list of requirements; a member wanted fencing to be required only where appropriate rather than with every permit.
Item 3 · land-use
Community centers and meeting halls as conditional uses in the Public Facility zone
Approved · 5-0
The council approved a Planning Commission recommendation allowing public or private community centers, meeting halls, civic centers or convention halls as conditional uses in the Public Facility zone.
Item 4 · finance
Irrigation main break damage claim
Discussed
A resident asked whether the city would help pay to replace a water heater damaged when about a foot of water entered a basement after an Aug. 27 irrigation main break. Staff said the city maintains the line, will check whether an assistance program can help, and the council discussed a policy for limited help when city infrastructure causes damage not covered by insurance. No vote was taken.
Item 5 · administration
Tie-breaking ordinance for appointments (Ordinance 2026-14)
No action
The mayor said the ordinance on breaking ties when filling municipal vacancies was unnecessary because the mayor already casts the tie-breaking vote. The council took no action.
Item 6 · finance
Consent agenda and transformer purchase
Approved · 4-0
The council approved a $685,495.52 claims register and Sept. 8 minutes, and a $13,640 purchase from Stuart Irby Co. for a single-phase pad transformer for Grizzly Gulch.
What residents said
One resident thanked the city for cemetery work.