Clearfield council approves Antelope Drive rezone for 67 townhomes and offices 3-2 and moves trailer sales out of downtown
September 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. · 55 South State Street, Clearfield
At its Sept. 22 policy meeting the Clearfield City Council approved Ordinance 2026-17, rezoning about 2.6 acres at 1000 East Antelope Drive from manufacturing to commercial and about 5 acres to R-3 residential, with a concept of 28,000 square feet of offices and 67 townhomes. The minutes record the vote as 3-2, with Councilmembers Thompson and King opposed. It approved 3-1 Ordinance 2026-15, removing trailer sales as a permitted use in the Town Commerce zone and making it a conditional use in the M-1 manufacturing zone, and 4-0 Ordinance 2026-16 conforming residential design and parking rules to state law. It also approved 4-0 the 2025-26 CDBG annual performance report. The minutes say they were drafted with AI transcription tools and reviewed by staff.
From the draft minutes. Updated October 31, 2026.
In brief
4 items came up for a decision or discussion: 4 approved.
2 votes were not unanimous: Ordinance 2026-15: remove trailer sales as a permitted use in the Town Commerce zone and make it a conditional use in the M-1 zone (3-1) and Ordinance 2026-17: rezone about 2.6 acres at 1000 East Antelope Drive from M-1 to C-2 and about 5 acres from M-1 to R-3 (3-2).
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5 members were present and 1 absent (Councilmember Megan Ratchford).
The previous City Council meeting was on September 8, 2026: Clearfield approves a temporary pause on new data centers and a fiber franchise
The next one was on October 13, 2026: Clearfield council agenda: rewrite of Planning Commission rules and an anti-hate week proclamation
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item PH1 · Budget
CDBG 2025-2026 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (public hearing and approval)
Approved · 4-0
CDBG Coordinator Allison Barnes said Open Doors, Safe Harbor and the Davis Community Learning Center each spent $10,342, $134,466 plus $26,000 from prior years went to the City Hall elevator project, and $41,373 to administration. The programs served 1,124 residents. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item PH2 · Zoning
Ordinance 2026-15: remove trailer sales as a permitted use in the Town Commerce zone and make it a conditional use in the M-1 zone
Approved · 3-1
Associate Planner Tyson Stoddard said trailer sales were added to the downtown zone in 2025 after a prospective business raised the question; staff concluded they fit the manufacturing zone better. The existing business stays as a legal nonconforming use. A resident questioned changing the code after allowing the use. Councilmember Thompson opposed, citing lost economic opportunity.
Item PH3 · Zoning
Ordinance 2026-17: rezone about 2.6 acres at 1000 East Antelope Drive from M-1 to C-2 and about 5 acres from M-1 to R-3
Approved · 3-2
Stoddard described a 7.62-acre site used for trailer and RV storage, with a concept plan of about 28,000 square feet of offices and 67 townhomes (13.4 units per acre). The Planning Commission recommended approval subject to a development agreement. Canal and Layton residents raised irrigation, traffic and sidewalk concerns. Councilmember Thompson questioned how a mostly residential plan fits the General Commercial designation and asked for water-demand comparisons in future reports. Councilmember King said he preferred primarily commercial use.
- Land: about 7.62 acres
- From M-1 to C-2 (2.6 acres) and R-3 (5 acres)
Item PH4 · City code
Ordinance 2026-16: Title 11 residential design and parking amendments to comply with Utah Code 10-20-618
Approved · 4-0
Stoddard said the amendments reduce minimum floor area requirements above 1,000 square feet, limit garage requirements for statutory affordable housing, cap required parking space sizes at 9 by 20 feet uncovered and 10 by 20 feet covered, define townhomes and limit connected townhome units to six per building. A resident at the Planning Commission hearing had supported optional garages.
What residents said
Two residents asked the city to attract a grocery store and more retail and expressed concern about more townhomes and apartments, water use, traffic, public notice of developments and demands on police and fire. The mayor said the council would support a grocery store but the city does not build them, and listed efforts to recruit retailers. Councilmembers pointed to the city's existing grocery stores.