Garden City council agenda: new procurement code, fine schedule, drone and aircraft rules and two preliminary plats
October 8, 2026, 5:00 p.m. · Garden City Office, 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Building C
The Garden City Town Council's Oct. 8 agenda included a public hearing on Ordinance 26-26, which would replace Chapter 3-700 of the town code on procurement, preliminary plats for a Sweetwater Resort single-family phase and a five-lot, 7.8-acre subdivision, the infraction fine schedule resolution, and ordinances on business license renewals, height exceptions, temporary use permits, low-flying aircraft and architectural standards. Minutes were not yet posted.
From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated November 3, 2026.
In brief
3 items came up for a decision or discussion: 3 pending.
This write-up links 2 source documents.
The previous City Council meeting was on September 10, 2026: Garden City council weighs $2,500 to $10,000 rental fines, tables aircraft ordinance and denies one lake-lot encumbrance
The next one was on November 3, 2026: Garden City council set a special Nov. 3 meeting on short-term rental licensing, enforcement and zoning
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
City code
Ordinance 26-26: replace Chapter 3-700 on procurement
Pending
The ordinance would replace the town's procurement chapter with procedures for bidding, quotes and requests for proposals, purchasing thresholds, emergency purchases, disposal of surplus property and ethics, and would encourage local businesses where state law permits. A public hearing was scheduled at or after 6 p.m.
Subdivision
Preliminary plats: Sweetwater Resort SFR Phase 2 and a five-lot subdivision
Pending
The council was asked to approve a preliminary plat for Sweetwater Resort single-family residences Phase 2 (parcel 36-04-000-0055) and a preliminary plat for five single-family lots on about 7.8 acres (parcel 41-29-000-0028).
- 5 lots on about 7.8 acres
City code
Ordinances on aircraft, height, permits and architecture; fine schedule resolution
Pending
Also listed: Resolution R-26-02 updating the administrative code infraction fine schedule, and Ordinances 26-21 (business license renewals), 26-22 (height limit exceptions), 26-23 (temporary use permits), 26-24 (flying closer than 1,000 feet) and 26-25 (architectural standards).