Logan council denies 40-lot Maple View overlay 4-0, adopts wetland setbacks and cuts non-resident library fee to $125 on a 3-1 vote
August 18, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
With Council Member Katie Lee-Koven excused, the council voted 4-0 to deny the Maple View Planned Development Overlay, which had been cut from 51 lots to 40, and 4-0 to adopt wetland setbacks of 15 to 50 feet by use. It voted 3-1 to lower the non-resident library card fee from $163 to $125 plus a $10 transaction fee, with Chair Mike Johnson opposed, and 4-0 to approve Light and Power rate changes effective October 1. The council also heard a presentation on the roughly $300 million Logan River Watershed Project.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Presentation
JustServe Days of Service and volunteerism proclamation
Discussed
JustServe Cache Valley presented the America 250 and Cache Valley Days of Service on September 11-12, 2026, and Mayor Anderson signed a proclamation committing the city to promote volunteerism. No vote was required.
Roads and utilities
Logan River Watershed Project presentation
Discussed
Zan Murray of J-U-B Engineering, Cache Water District and Crockett Avenue Irrigation Company representatives and Public Works Director Paul Lindhardt presented the project, with Cache Water District as sponsor and Logan, North Logan, Hyde Park and the irrigation company as participants. Construction is estimated slightly over $300 million, about 89 percent federal, leaving about $33 million as local match; Logan's share of a Canyon Road trail is about $1.5 million. The plan includes about 2,100 acre-feet of storage near the sewer lagoons, about 25 cfs of instream flow for the Logan River and 5 to 10 cfs remaining in the Little Logan, with 3 to 5 years of design and about 10 years of construction. About 550 comments were received. Concerns included uncertain drought-year flows on the Little Logan and federal funding. The item was informational; the council will act on any local match.
- Grant$267.0 million to U.S. NRCS
- Budget$33.0 million
- Budget$1.50 million
Item A · Taxes and fees
Light and Power rate schedules, Resolution 26-27 (public hearing, continued)
Approved · 4-0
Light & Power Director Mark Montgomery proposed small rate adjustments, a new special-event electrical fee ($70 for two days for a permanent panel, $250 a day for temporary hookups) and a Power Cost Adjuster capped at 3 cents per kilowatt-hour without further approval, costing the average residence about $2.90 a month. A motion for a September 1 effective date failed with no roll call recorded; the council then approved an October 1 effective date, 4-0. No one spoke.
- Fee$70
- Fee$250
Item B · Taxes and fees
Library fees, Resolution 26-02 (continued from February 3)
Approved · 3-1
The council reduced the annual non-resident household card fee from $163 to $125 plus a $10 transaction fee per purchase, with fiscal-year alignment and month-to-month purchases. Finance Director Richard Anderson noted $125 approximates the average property tax contribution per household and that the operating cost per user household is about $280 excluding capital costs. A first motion to approve as presented was withdrawn; the second passed 3-1 with Chair Johnson voting no.
- Fee$163
- Fee$125
- Fee$10
Item C · City code
Wetland setbacks, Ordinance 26-14 (continued from August 4)
Approved · 4-0
The council adopted setbacks of 15 feet for public trails and sidewalks, 35 feet for single-family lot lines and residential streets, 50 feet for collector and arterial roads (amended up from 35) and 50 feet for commercial, industrial and multifamily development, exempted boardwalks, and adopted a 20 percent disturbance allowance with a 10-foot do-not-disturb buffer requiring fencing and signage. Logan adopted its wetland code in 2023 and had no earlier municipal setbacks.
Item D · Development
Maple View Planned Development Overlay, about 350 South 1400 West, Ordinance 26-15 (public hearing)
Denied · 4-0
The council denied the overlay for about 10 acres in NR-4, which keeps the property zoned NR-4. Steward Land Company, for the Adams Family Trust, proposed 40 lots reduced from 51: 14 of 10,000 square feet or more, 15 of 6,000 or more and 11 smaller. Staff said conventional NR-4 zoning would allow about 23 to 27 lots. Neighbors cited density, traffic, child safety and the density transition. No wetlands were delineated and staff relied on the National Wetland Inventory. Council Member López called the plan much better but wanted more large lots; Council Member Simmonds wanted at least two more large lots; Council Member Dahle had reservations about density and credited the revisions; Chair Johnson said the plan was not unreasonable but raised compatibility and affordability concerns. A motion to cut to 38 lots was withdrawn before the denial.
- Applicant: Steward Land Company for the Adams Family Trust
- Acres: about 10, zone NR-4
- Lots: 40 proposed, down from 51
Item E1 · Budget
Workshop: budget adjustments, Resolution 26-28
Discussed
Finance Director Richard Anderson previewed $883,206 for utility billing software from SpryPoint, replacing New World by Tyler Technologies (about $731,000 implementation and $151,000 for the first year of service, with five-year price guarantees), $172,366 from the 2027 RAPZ allocation, a $126,624 afterschool grant and $450,000 in county RAPZ funds for the Kunzler Trail. The minutes give the software amount as $883,206 and $883,626 in different places. Action was set for September 1.
- Contract$883,206 to SpryPoint
- Grant$172,366
- Grant$126,624
- Grant$450,000 to Cache County
Item E2 · Budget
Workshop: fiscal 2026 carry forwards, Resolution 26-29 and RDA carry forward, Resolution 26-30
Discussed
Anderson previewed reappropriating unspent fiscal 2026 funds, including $52,433,026 for the Public Works facility, $46,749,137 for the water tank and waterline, $5,448,132 for wastewater capital, $4,822,996 and $6,000,000 in Class C street funds, $3,362,462 for the BioMag expansion, and $9,050,000 in Cache Council of Governments grants. The RDA item carries $50,000 for development agreements. Votes were set for September 1.
- Budget$52.4 million
- Budget$46.7 million
- Budget$5.45 million
- Budget$3.36 million
- Grant$9.05 million to Cache Council of Governments
- Budget$50,000
What residents said
Canyon Road right-of-waySurveillance camerasWetlandsMaple View density
Gail Hanson asked whether the city uses Flock or other surveillance cameras and whether it must share the data. Joshua Molitor urged protection of open space and wetlands along a migratory bird pathway. A Canyon Road resident presented a petition with 50 signatures asking the city to document the 99-foot right-of-way used for the project's streetscape and did not oppose the design; the council took no vote.