Logan council approves Transportation Master Plan with 400 North collector removed and downzone at 1360 North 200 West
July 18, 2023, 5:30 p.m.
The council approved the Transportation Master Plan 5-0 after removing 400 North from 100 West to 600 West as a collector street, and adopted the downzone of 1.80 acres at 1360 North 200 West from MR-20 to MR-12. It ratified Police Chief Jeff Simmons and heard previews of electric rate changes, a planned development overlay zone and the 1400 North Main reinvestment plan, which the Redevelopment Agency approved 5-0. Council Member Mark Anderson took part by phone.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Appointment
Ratification of Police Chief Jeff Simmons
Approved · 5-0
The council ratified the appointment and the city recorder administered the oath.
Appointment
Business License Review Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council ratified Bill Peterson and Russ Price.
Item 1 · Zoning
1360 North 200 West downzone, Ordinance 23-21 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council downzoned about 1.80 acres (TIN 05-041-0056) from MR-20 to MR-12, completing the step it had required in April. The Planning Commission had voted 7-0 to recommend approval on June 8. No one spoke; one written comment from Frank Schofield was received. The minutes list the address inconsistently.
- Acres: about 1.80
- Current zone → proposed: MR-20 → MR-12
Item 2 · Other
Public utility easement vacation, Ordinance 23-20 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council vacated utility easements at 85 Crayon Court (Lot 43) and 701 Southwest Street (Lot 2). No known utilities are in the easements and no one spoke.
Item 3 · Roads and utilities
Transportation Master Plan, Resolution 23-19 (continued public hearing)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The council approved the plan with an amendment removing 400 North (100 West to 600 West) as a collector street. Nine residents spoke, on Wilson-neighborhood traffic, the location of a Western Bypass, traffic routes and notification, traffic volume and pollution, safety versus level of service, thanks to the neighborhood council, e-bikes and scooters (noting the bike plan dates to 2015), education, engineering and enforcement, and placing the bypass farther west. Staff said a Western Bypass route has not been set and a bicycle plan review is expected in 2025, or 2024 if budgeted.
Roads and utilities
Workshop: electric rate schedules, Resolution 23-29
Discussed
Light & Power Director Mark Montgomery and consultant Dave Berg proposed a $20 million reserve target by 2027, reserves set at 42 percent of budgeted revenue and 2 percent annual rate increases. The council discussed a surcharge increase of about 20 percent. Action was set for August 1.
City code
Workshop: Planned Development overlay zone, Ordinance 23-22
Discussed
The amendment to Chapters 17.16 and 17.27 creates a planned development overlay with a three-acre minimum and discretion for smaller sites with compelling reasons, citing the Silos site (about 2 acres), Borden Lofts (2.72 acres), Adams Wealth (about 6 acres) and Riverwalk (about 7.5 acres). The Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0 on June 22. Action was set for August 1.
Other
Workshop: easement and right-of-way vacations, Ordinances 23-24, 23-25, 23-26
Discussed
Previewed vacation of a sewer line easement at 1150 South 100 West (Walmart subdivision, tied to a new fuel center), a utility easement at 95 East 200 North (Fire Station #70), and right-of-way in the Willow Lakes subdivision area converting to a conservation easement while subdivision roads become public. Action was set for August 1.
Budget
Workshop: budget adjustments, Resolution 23-30
Discussed
Previewed an $18,000 ICAC police grant, $24,531 state library grant for a makerspace, $159,667 in RAPZ tax allocations, $300,000 for a 1900 West dog park, $100,000 for a 200 South neighborhood park, $75,000 for a 1400 West disc golf course, a $750,000 state grant for the recreation complex, $9,770 for Stewart Nature Park, $2,437 EMS and $85,000 state task-force grant for police and $75,770 for after-school programs.
- Grant$18,000
- Grant$24,531 to State of Utah
- Budget$159,667
- Budget$300,000
- Budget$100,000
- Budget$75,000
- Grant$750,000 to State of Utah
- Grant$85,000 to State of Utah
- Budget$75,770
General plan
Redevelopment Agency: 1400 North Main Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan, Resolution 23-28 RDA (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
Kirk Jensen presented the plan, which creates the project area but approves no specific project or budget. He estimated about $900,000 a year in added tax base after expiration, with the school district receiving about $1,000,000 a year; members asked about a $13 million figure described as tax-increment revenue over 20 years. Dr. Yost asked about the 200 East event center, and Mayor Daines said nothing would be torn down. Joel Nelson asked for better outreach and community space; Frances Bhushan questioned tax and traffic benefits, and the mayor said a signal would be installed only if a traffic study warrants it. A budget hearing was expected August 1.
What residents said
Western Bypass locationTraffic volume and pollutionBike and e-scooter safety1400 North Main redevelopment
Residents spoke on affordable-housing definitions (Matthew Fatuesi), a police officer's help (Joanne Bennett), Robert's Rules of Order (Erin Bennett), nine on the Transportation Master Plan, and three on the 1400 North Main plan (Dr. Gail Yost, Joel Nelson, Frances Bhushan). Cache County's David Zook reported on SR-30 widening, a fiber line through Logan Canyon and the county fair.