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Centerville · City Council

Centerville adopts detached-ADU rules 3-2 and approves 1250 West sidewalk agreement with a condition

September 15, 2026, 7:00 p.m. · Centerville City Hall

Centerville's City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-20 on Sept. 15, setting standards for detached accessory dwelling units, by a 3-2 vote with Robyn Mecham and Rick Bangerter opposed. It also approved, 5-0, an agreement with Davis County for a 1250 West sidewalk, on the condition that the agreement term be filled in before signing. This entry covers selected decisions, not the whole agenda.

From the approved minutes. Updated October 21, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item Ordinance 2026-20 · City code

    Detached accessory dwelling unit standards

    Approved · 3-2

    The ordinance enacts Chapter 12.58 and amends Section 12.36.020 (residential use table), with eleven changes to the staff draft. The council chose a minimum lot size of 8,500 square feet, below the state's 11,000 square feet; Bangerter and Plummer preferred 6,000. It set a 16-foot maximum height measured by the city's existing method, below the 20 feet the Planning Commission recommended. Mecham objected to the 16-foot height allowance; Bangerter said the public deserved more thorough Planning Commission and council review.

    • Minimum lot size: 8,500 sq ft
    • Maximum height: 16 feet, existing measurement method

    Moved by Council Member Hayman, seconded by Council Member Hirst. Vote: 3-2; Council Members Mecham and Bangerter opposed. Voting no: Robyn Mecham, Rick Bangerter

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  2. Item Resolution 2026-28 · Roads and utilities

    1250 West sidewalk: interlocal agreement with Davis County

    Approved with conditions · 5-0 · West side of 1250 West, Parrish Lane to the freeway overpass

    The resolution authorizes an interlocal reimbursement agreement with Davis County and the mayor's signature, on the condition that the term in Section 6 be filled in before final signature. The project is a concrete trail along the west side of 1250 West from Parrish Lane to the freeway overpass; the adjacent Legacy development is responsible for its own frontage. Public Works Director Mike Carlson said a TIP grant covers 60 percent with a 40 percent city match, and that $1 million from Davis County sales tax funding would reduce the city's share to about $79,000 of a $1.499 million project. Those figures are staff statements and are not reconciled with an executed agreement.

    • Condition: Section 6 term to be filled in before final signature
    • Funding as described by staff: TIP grant, Davis County $1 million, about $79,000 city share

    Moved by Council Member Bangerter, seconded by Council Member Hayman. Vote: 5-0

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